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July  25,  1912. 
Note  to  Mr.  Leupp: 

I  send  you  herewith  a  book  published  by  the  Class  of  1886 
of  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  on  the  occasion  of  the 
25th  anniversary  of  its  graduation.  The  book  was  sent  to  President  Wheeler 
for  the  library  by  General  Avery  D,  Andrewsof  that  class,  and  has  been  ac- 
cepted in  a  letter  of  appreciation  by  the  President.  It  is  of  special  in- 
terest because  three  members  of  the  Class  of  1886  have  been  Commandantt 
in  the  University  (rf  California  -  Major  Frank  L.  Winn,  Major  E.  M.  Lewis  and 
Major  John  T.  Nance. 


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Foreword 

Cl^SSMATES : 

This  volume  has  been  prepared  as  a  souvenir  of  the 
twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  our  graduation.  The  record  of  the 
Class  since  graduation  has  justified  the  high  promise  of  its 
cadet  days,  and  has  added  its  due  proportion  to  the  fame  and 
honor  of  the  Military  Acadenw. 

Disciplined  by  Merritt,  drilled  and  trained  by  Hasbrouck, 
and  taught  by  an  Academic  Board  headed  by  Michie,  the 
foundations  for  our  careers  were  laid  deep  and  strong,  and 
fortimate  indeed  were  we  to  have  siu'vived  the  crucial  tests  of 
these  mighty  men.  But  not  only  did  we  survive,  but  on  June 
12,  1886,  we  graduated  seventy-seven  strong,  the  largest  class 
in  the  first  century  of  the  Academy;  nor  was  it  imtil  1903, 
as  a  result  of  the  Spanish  War  and  the  consequent  enlargement 
of  the  Armj'^  and  the  Cadet  Corps,  that  our  number  was 
exceeded. 

Inspired  by  the  galaxy  of  illustrious  men  whose  deeds 
have  made  the  Academj^  famous  among  the  institutions  of  the 
world,  we  left  West  Point  in  the  full  enthusiasm  of  youth, 

"With  spirit  of  honour  edged 
More  sharper  than  your  swords." 

After  twenty-five  years  we  now  return,  on  the  sunny  side 
of  old  age,  fully  conscious  of  our  shortcomings,  but  proud 
that  '86  has  added  naught  but  lustre  to  the  shield  of  our  Alma 
Mater. 

Out  of  seventy-seven  graduates,  sixty-one  now  survive. 
Sixteen,  including  Godfrey,  killed  in  action  in  the  Philippines, 
Elliot,  W.  G.,  a  victim  of  fever  in  the  trenches  before  Santiago, 


240998 


and  Seward  Mott,  murdered  by  an  Indian  in  Arizona,  have 
gone  on  before. 

"On  fame's  eternal  camping  ground 

Their  silent  tents  are  spread, 
And  Glory  guards  with  solemn  round 

The  bivouac  of  the  dead." 

Of  the  survivors,  nine  resigned  after  several  years  of 
service,  to  engage  in  business  or  professional  pursuits;  five 
have  retired  from  active  service;  and  forty-seven  now  remain 
on  the  active  list  of  the  Army.  Of  these,  one  is  a  Brigadier 
General,  one  a  Colonel,  twelve  are  Lieutenant  Colonels,  and 
thirty-three  are  Majors.  Eight  have  sons  at  the  Military 
Academy,  and  one  at  the  Naval  Academy. 

In  the  following  pages  we  have  printed  a  greeting  from 
Pershing,  the  Class  President,  a  Class  History  by  Riche, 
written  after  the  reunion,  an  article  on  the  old  and  new 
West  Point  by  Traub,  a  poem  and  obituaries  by  McMahon, 
a  special  obituary  of  Elliot,  W.  G.,  by  Winn.  These,  with  the 
autobiographical  sketches  of  surviving  members,  their  photo- 
graphs, and  the  Class  songs,  complete  the  volume. 

The  preparation  of  this  volume  has  been  a  work  of  love, 
the  purpose  of  which  will  have  been  fully  served  if  it  helps  to 
maintain  and  increase  the  class  spirit  and  esprit  de  corps  which 
have  ever  distinguished  '86. 

A.  D.  A. 

Philadelphia,  June,  1911. 


Greeting  to  the  Class 

Headquarters  Department  or  Mindanao, 

Zamboanga,  p.  I., 
March  15,  1911. 
To  the  Class  of  1886, 

U.  S.  Military  Academy, 
West  Poifit,  New  York. 
Dear  Classmates : 

The  announcement  in  the  circular  sent  out  by  your 
committee,  saying  that  I  would  write  a  letter  of  greeting 
to  be  read  at  the  class  reunion,  imposes  upon  me  a  very  pleasant 
obligation.  It  gives  me  an  opportunity  as  Class  President  to 
write  you  collectively,  and  to  say  many  things  that  I  would 
like  to  say  if  I  were  writing  to  each  individual.  Above  all, 
however,  I  am  thus  permitted  to  feel  myself  a  real  part  of  the 
reunion.  This  letter  shall  be  a  heartfelt  and  sincere  word  of 
greeting  from  the  opposite  side  of  the  world.  I  shall  try  to 
imagine  myself  among  you  around  the  banquet  table,  or  per- 
haps again  in  the  old  tower  room,  first  floor,  first  division,  or 
familiarly  even  in  the  "usual  place."  With  this  greeting  I 
send  also  a  word  of  explanation  and  regret  for  my  absence,  a 
few  lines  of  reminiscence,  and  pages  of  affection  and  friend- 
ship, all  recorded  at  random. 

It  is  unfortunate  indeed  for  me  that  higher  authority  has 
concluded  that  I  should  not  leave  my  post  just  at  this  time. 
This  is  a  great  disappointment  to  me.  There  is  nothing  that 
could  equal  the  pleasure  of  meeting  once  more  with  old  '86 — 
companions  of  my  youth,  the  friendship  for  whom  is,  above  all 
others,  the  dearest  and  most  lasting.  To  be  again  for  a  few 
hours,  as  in  the  olden  days  at  West  Point,  with  those  who  stood 
shoulder  to  shoulder  with  me,  and  I  with  them,  through  our 
four  years,  would  be  worth  great  sacrifice.  The  thought  makes 
me  long  for  cadet  days  again.    I  would  gladly  go  back  into  the 


corps  (although,  of  course,  it  has  gone  entirely  to  the  dogs 
since  we  were  cadets) ,  and  gladly  (in  spite  of  this)  go  through 
the  whole  course  from  beginning  to  end  to  be  with  you  all  as  we 
were  then.  Life  meant  so  much  to  us — probably  more  than  it 
ever  has  since — when  the  soul  was  filled  to  the  utmost  with 
ambition  and  the  world  was  full  of  promise. 

The  proudest  days  of  my  life,  with  one  exception,  have 
come  to  me  in  connection  with  West  Point, — days  that  stand 
out  clear  and  distinct  from  all  others.  The  first  of  these  was  the 
day  I  won  my  appointment  at  Trenton,  Missoiu'i,  in  a  competi- 
tive examination  with  seventeen  competitors.  An  old  friend  of 
the  family  happened  to  be  in  Trenton  that  day  and,  passing  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  street,  called  to  me  and  said,  "John,  I 
hear  you  passed  with  flying  colors."  In  all  seriousness,  feeling 
the  great  importance  of  my  success,  I  naively  replied  in  loud 
voice,  "Yes,  I  did,"  feeling  assured  that  no  one  had  ever  quite 
passed  such  a  fine  examination  as  I  had.  The  next  red-letter 
day  was  when  I  was  elected  President  of  the  Class  of  '86.  I 
didn't  know  much  about  class  presidents  until  the  evening  of 
our  meeting  to  effect  a  class  organization.  To  realize  that  a 
body  of  men  for  whom  I  had  such  an  affectionate  regard  should 
honor  me  in  this  way  was  about  all  that  my  equilibrium  would 
stand.  Another  important  day  was  when  I  made  a  cold  max  in 
Phil  at  June  examination,  under  dear  old  Pete,  with  Arthur 
Murray  as  instructor.  This  was  the  only  max  I  ever  made  in 
anything.  I  fairly  floated  out  of  the  librarj^  and  back  to  bar- 
racks. The  climax  of  days  came  when  the  makes  were  read 
out  on  graduation  day  in  Jime,  1885.  Little  Eddy  Gayle 
smiled  when  I  reported  five  minutes  later  with  a  pair  of  cap- 
tain's chevrons  pinned  on  my  sleeves.  No  honor  can  ever  come 
to  equal  that.  I  look  upon  it  in  the  very  same  light  today  as 
I  did  then.  Some  way  these  days  stand  out  and  the  recollection 
of  them  has  always  been  to  me  a  great  spur  and  stimulus. 

What  memories  come  rushing  forward  to  be  recorded !  It 
was  at  Colonel  Huse's  school,  now  called  "The  Rocks,"  I 
believe,  with  splendid  old  Caleb  at  its  head,  that  several  of  us 


got  the  first  idea  of  what  we  were  really  in  for.  Deshon,  Frier, 
Winn,  Andrews,  Clayton,  Billy  Wright,  Stevens,  Legare,  and 
the  rest  of  iis  at  Caleb's  used  to  wrestle  with  examinations  of 
previous  years  and  flyspeck  page  after  page  of  stuff  that  we 
forgot  completely  before  plebe  camp  was  over. 

This  brings  us  up  to  a  period  of  West  Point  life  whose 
vivid  impressions  will  be  the  last  to  fade.  Marching  into  camp ; 
piling  bedding;  policing  company  streets  of  logs  of  wood  care- 
lessly dropped  by  upper  classmen;  pillow  fights  at  tattoo,  with 
Marcus  Miller,  sabre  drawn,  marching  up  and  down  super- 
intending the  plebe  class  policing  up  feathers  from  the  general 
parade;  light  artillery  drills;  double  timing  arouncidkold  Fort 
Clinton  at  morning  squad  drill;  Wiley  Bean  and  the  sad  fate 
of  his  seersucker  coat ;  midnight  dragging ;  and  the  whole  sum- 
mer full  of  events  can  only  be  mentioned  in  passing.  No  one 
can  ever  forget  his  first  guard  tour  with  all  its  preparation  and 
perspiration.  I  got  along  all  right  during  the  day,  but  at 
night  on  the  color  line  my  troubles  began.  Of  course,  I  was 
scared  beyond  the  point  of  properly  applying  any  of  my  orders. 
A  few  minutes  after  taps,  ghosts  of  all  sorts  began  to  appear 
from  all  directions.  I  selected  a  particularly  bold  one  and 
challenged  according  to  orders,  "Halt!  who  comes  there?" 
At  that  the  ghost  stood  still  in  his  tracks.  I  then  said,  "Halt ! 
who  stands  there?"  whereupon  the  ghost,  who  was  carrying  a 
chair,  sat  down,  when  I  promptly  said,  "Halt!  who  sits  there?" 

After  plebe  camp  came  plebe  Math  and  French.  I  never 
stood  high  in  French  and  was  prone  to  burn  the  midnight  oil. 
One  night  Walcutt  and  Bentley  ]Mott  came  in  to  join  me. 
My  roommate,  Lucy  Hunt,  was  in  bed  asleep.  Suddenly  we 
heard  Flaxy,  who  was  officer  in  charge,  coming  up  the  stairs 
several  steps  at  a  time.  Mott  sprang  across  the  hall  into  his 
own  room.  I  snatched  the  blanket  from  the  window,  turned 
out  the  light  and  leaped  into  bed,  clothing  and  all,  while  Wal- 
cutt, seeing  escape  impossible,  gently  woke  Hunt,  and  in  a 
whisper  said,.  "Lucy,  may  I  crawl  under  your  bed?"  I  paid 
the  penalty  by  walking  six  tours  of  extra  duty. 


The  rest  of  it — yearling  camp  and  its  release  from  plebe- 
dom;  the  first  appearance  in  the  riding  hall  of  the  famous  '86 
New  England  Cavalry;  furlough  and  the  return  up  the  Hud- 
son on  the  Mary  Powell ;  second  class  year,  with  its  increasing 
responsibilities  and  dignity — must  all  be  passed  with  slight 
notice.  While  the  days  were  not  always  filled  with  unalloyed 
pleasure,  to  be  sure,  yet  no  matter  how  distasteful  anything 
else  may  have  been  up  to  that  time,  there  is  none  of  us  who 
would  not  gladly  live  first  class  camp  over  again — summer 
girls,  summer  hops,  first  class  privileges,  possible  engage- 
ments, twenty-eighth  hop,  then  the  home-stretch.  As  we  look 
back  from  the  distance  of  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  years  went 
by  all  too  rapidly. 

The  career  of  '86  at  West  Point  was  in  many  respects 
remarkable.  There  were  no  cliques,  no  dissensions;  and  per- 
sonal prejudices  or  selfishness,  if  any  existed,  never  came  to  the 
surface.  From  the  very  day  we  entered,  the  class  as  a  unit  has 
always  stood  for  the  very  best  traditions  of  West  Point.  The 
spirit  of  old  West  Point  existed  to  a  higher  degree  in  the  Class 
of  '86  than  in  am''  class  since  the  war.  The  West  Point  under 
Merritt,  Michie  and  Hasbrouck  was  still  the  West  Point  of 
Grant,  Sherman,  Sheridan,  Schofield  and  Howard.  The  deep 
impression  these  great  men  made  during  their  visits  to  West 
Point  in  our  day  went  far  to  inspire  us  with  the  soldier's  spirit 
of  self-sacrifice,  duty  and  honor.  These  characteristics  were 
carried  with  us  into  the  Army  and  have  marked  the  splendid 
career  of  the  class  during  the  past  twenty-five  years.  The 
Class  of  '86  has  always  been  known  in  the  Army  and  is  known 
today  as  a  class  of  all-around  solid  men — men  capable  of  ably 
performing  any  duty  and  of  loyally  fulfilling  any  trust.  The 
individual  character  of  each  man  has  made  itself  felt  upon  his 
fellows  in  the  Army  from  the  start.  In  civil  life,  as  profes- 
sional men,  or  as  men  of  affairs,  wherever  placed,  the  Class  of 
'86  has  always  made  good.  Well  may  we  congratulate  ovu'- 
selves,  upon  reaching  this  quarter-century  milestone,  on  the 
achievements  of  the  class. 


If  I  thought  you  would  listen  longer,  I  should  continue, 
but  the  evening  will  be  full  of  song  and  reminiscence.  Those 
of  us  out  here  will  assemble  in  jNIanila  and  wish  we  were  with 
you  at  West  Point.  It  may  be  that  age  and  experience  will 
prevent  a  repetition  of  the  liu'id  scenes  enacted  at  the  class 
dinner  in  Xew  York  in  '86.  Yet  when  you  feel  time  turn  back- 
ward and  the  hot  blood  of  those  days  again  courses  through 
your  veins,  there  is  no  telling  what  may  happen.  Still  all  will 
be  for  the  glory  of  the  class  and  will  be  condoned.  Then,  here's 
to  the  Class  of  '86,  wives  and  sweethearts,  children  and  grand- 
children, your  health  and  your  success. 

Always  affectionately, 

J.  J.  P. 


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Our  Dead,  1886-1911 

We  meet  tonight  around  the  board 

With  song  and  joke  and  clink  of  glasses, 

And  'neath  the  shadow  of  the  sword 

We  drink  the  health  of  wives  and  lasses. 

We  live  again  the  days  of  old, 

When  life  was  young  and  full  of  laughter, 
When,  clad  in  gallant  grey  and  gold. 

We  gaily  faced  the  dark  hereafter. 

We  cheer  our  sons,  as,  straight  and  true, 
The  grey  line  marches  past  in  splendor; 

While  we  who  wear  the  Army  blue 
To  them  the  sacred  trust  surrender — 

The  sacred  trust  to  bear  on  high 

The  banner  of  our  rock-bound  Mother, 

For  duty's  sake  to  gladly  die 

Amid  the  battle's  roar  and  smother. 

The  lights  burn  low,  the  gay  songs  still, 
Dim  forms  fill  up  the  vacant  places; 

The  dawn-wind  moans  in  accents  chill, 
The  air  is  full  of  phantom  faces. 

We  hear  our  comrades'  ghostly  tread. 
As  home  they  come  in  sombre  glory, 

To  listen  as  we  toast  the  dead. 

To  hear  us  tell  their  life's  brief  story. 

Thej'  kept  the  faith  we  swore  to  keep; 

When  Honor  called,  they  did  not  falter; 
Their  hearts,  now  stilled  in  blessed  sleep. 

They  laid  upon  their  country's  altar. 

J.  E.  McM. 

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A  Brief  History  of  the  Class 

By  the  Historian 

SOMEBODY,  somewhere,  has  said  "Fortunate  is  the 
nation  without  a  history."     Until  now  the  Class  of  '86 

has  been  similarly  fortunate. 

If  we  apply  this  old  saying  directly  to  the  class  and 
reduce  it  to  the  accurate  language  of  our  mathematical  coiu'se, 
we  would  express  it  something  like  this:  The  good  fortune 
of  the  class  is  inversely  proportional  in  volume  to  the  quantity 
and  quality  of  its  history. 

Wishing  nothing  but  well  for  the  class,  it  has  therefore 
seemed  that  the  greatest  benefit  that  could  be  bestowed  upon 
it  would  be  to  reduce  its  history  to  the  vanishing  point,  and 
this  has  heretofore  been  the  endeavor  of  the  class  historian. 

It  is  one  of  the  universal  failings  of  our  poor  human 
nature,  however,  never  to  let  well  enough  alone,  and  so  in 
response  to  repeated  and  imperious  demands  by  letters  and 
by  "slams"  of  various  kinds  at  and  after  our  twenty-fifth 
anniversary  reunion,  the  historian  will  take  up  his  task  and 
at  the  risk  of  injin-ing  the  class  record  for  good  fortune  will 
endeavor  to  tell  in  brief  form  how  it  all  happened. 

We  must,  however,  bear  in  mind  one  of  "Our  Postle's" 
sayings,  that  "history  is  a  unit."  This  reminds  us  of  one 
of  the  series  of  questions  and  answers  in  our  last  hundredth 
night  Howitzer.  The  question  was  "How  can  we  prove  the 
unity  of  history?"  and  the  answer  "By  averaging  Teddy  God- 
frey's marks."  Let  it  be  hoped,  therefore,  that  no  reader  of 
this  record  will  be  induced  to  pull  out  his  blue  pencil  and  go 
to  marking  it,  for  the  result  might  be  even  less  than  the  limit 
imposed  by  Our  Postle. 

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In  one  way,  however,  a  unity  is  proved  by  the  history  of 
the  class.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  other  class,  at  the  Military 
Academy  or  elsewhere,  was  ever  more  harmonious,  freer  from 
cliques,  and  imbued  with  more  genuine  affection  among  its 
members  than  our  Class  of  '86.  Although  we  constituted  the 
largest  class  graduated  during  the  first  century  of  the  Acad- 
emy's existence,  we  were  free  from  internal  dissensions  of  any 
kind;  brotherly  affection  and  the  milk  of  human  kindness 
were  evident  in  all  our  dealings  with  each  other,  and  looking 
back  over  the  twenty-five  years  that  have  passed  since  we 
separated,  each  and  all  of  us  can  feel  that  our  recollections 
of  the  Academy  are  filled  with  as  pleasant  relationships  among 
the  members  of  the  class  as  have  ever  come  into  our  lives; 
they  are  freer  from  regrets  and  fuller  of  good  fellowship  and 
kindliness  than  our  relations  since  with  any  other  set  of  associ- 
ates can  possibly  have  been.  The  class  was  most  emphatically 
a  unit  and  nothing  can  make  it  anything  else.  The  shoulder- 
to-shoulder  spirit  that  we  displayed  for  four  years  has 
remained  with  us  and  will  remain  until  the  end. 

Coming,  as  we  did,  from  all  parts  of  this  great  country, 
and  numbering  at  our  maximum  over  a  hundred  and  thirty, 
it  is  remarkable  that  this  unity  of  spirit  should  have  mani- 
fested itself  from  the  start  and  should  have  endured.  That 
it  did  so  shows  what  all  members  of  the  class  will  freely  admit, 
that  we  were  the  most  remarkable  aggregation  of  good  fellows 
that  ever  came  together.  If  this  statement  is  disputed,  we 
may  be  sure  it  will  not  be  disputed  by  any  member  of  the 
class;  and  if  it  is  disputed  by  anyone  else,  we  may  lay  the 
motive  to  jealousy  and  not  worry  about  it.  Nevertheless  it 
is  the  truth. 

Do  we  not  all  remember  scanning  the  newspapers  that 
contained  lists  of  candidates,  and  for  the  first  time  reading 
the  names  that  have  since  become  so  familiar?  Then  when 
we  had  one  by  one  reported  for  examination,  and  had  success- 
fully passed  the  ordeal  at  the  "office"  of  the  cadets  who  were 
in  charge  of  candidates,  and  were  assigned  to  rooms  in  barracks 


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until  our  examinations  were  over,  our  first  acquaintanceship 
ripened  the  quicker  into  friendship  by  reason  of  our  designa- 
tion by  the  older  cadets  as  "Beasts."  Think  of  it,  we  were 
something  lower  in  the  scale  of  existence  than  "Plebes!"  (hence 
what  could  we  be  but  beasts),  and  our  temporary  sojourn  in 
barracks  will  ever  be  remembered  by  us  as  "Beasts'  Barracks." 
Woe  then  to  the  dignity  of  the  unfortunate  candidate  who  had 
reported  with  great  notions  of  his  personal  importance  and 
of  his  mission  in  life.  If  Beasts'  Barracks  did  not  bring  him 
down  to  the  general  level  he  did  not  remain — at  least  not  in 
the  Class  of  '86. 

But  we  were  much  occupied  with  our  preliminary  exami- 
nations and  with  eleventh-hour  efforts  to  perfect  ourselves 
for  them.  These  were  gone  through  with,  and  one  rainy  day 
after  dinner  we  were  marched  back  to  barracks  and  lined 
up  on  the  porch,  and  the  names  of  the  unsuccessful  candidates 
were  read  out,  each  one  stepping  to  the  front  as  his  name 
was  called,  and  departing  to  pack  up  his  effects  and  leave. 
The  rest  of  us  were  given  no  chance  for  congratulating  one 
another,  but  without  breaking  ranks  instruction  was  immedi- 
ately begun  in  the  "position  of  the  soldier,"  and  for  at  least 
an  hour  we  were  braced  and  badgered  by  the  older  cadets  until 
we  were  filled  with  envy  for  those  who  were  going  awa\^ 

And  then  for  some  weeks  followed  our  squad  drills.  We 
may  be  sure  that  no  motions  were  slighted.  The  older  cadets 
were  the  drillmasters,  and  they  saw  to  it  that  the  work  was 
thoroughly  done,  even  by  the  celebrated  awkward  squad,  many 
of  whom  have  since  become  distinguished  for  other  things  than 
awkwardness. 

And  then  we  were  considered  sufficiently  broken  in  to  be 
sent  to  camp,  Plebe  Camp,  where  we  were  never  free  from  the 
interest  and  inspection  of  the  older  cadets,  where  we  had 
to  depress  our  toes  even  in  sleep  and  where  all  such  "hazing" 
as  we  got  did  us  good  and  not  harm,  for  there  was  no  brutality 
about  it,  nothing  but  chaff  and  good  and  successful  efforts 
to  take  away  from  us  such  modicum  of  conceit  as  may  have 
survived  Beasts'  Barracks. 

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Cannot  each  of  us  remember  his  first  tour  of  guard  duty? 
It  was  then  he  donned  the  full  cadet  uniform  for  the  first 
time.  How  difficult  it  was  for  him  to  get  it  all  on  straight, 
how  hopeless  it  would  have  been  without  the  assistance,  the 
real  kindly  assistance,  of  the  older  cadet  whose  "special  dutj^ 
man"  he  happened  to  be.  And  what  an  ordeal  guard  mounting 
was,  when  he  was  thoroughly  inspected  and  strenuous  fault 
found  with  every  little  detail  that  was  not  just  so.  And  then 
the  instructions  for  sentinels  and  the  many  unexpected  situa- 
tions that  would  be  framed  up  to  test  his  knowledge  of  them 
and  his  readiness  in  applying  them.  Maybe  it  would  all  be 
classed  today  as  hazing,  perhaps  it  was,  but  it  did  none  of  us 
harm,  and  made  us  all  the  more  capable  of  acting  and  thinking 
for  oiu'selves.  On  the  exceptional  occasions  when  proper 
bounds  in  such  matters  were  exceeded  and  the  situation 
became  unduly  personal,  affairs  were  adjusted  squarely  in 
the  good  old  Anglo-Saxon  way  and  the  incident  was  closed. 
We  are  all  the  better  off  for  our  plebe  camp  experiences. 

Before  the  close  of  camp  we  became  excellently  "set  up" 
and  fairly  well  drilled  and  took  part  in  all  battalion  drills 
and  ceremonies.  Then  came  the  breaking  up  of  camp,  the  end 
of  all  hazing,  and  oin*  return  to  barracks  to  begin  our  studies, 
and  with  our  studies  came  the  "Seps." 

The  Seps,  as  we  all  know,  were  those  unfortunate  beings 
who  for  one  cause  or  another  had  been  prevented  from 
reporting  as  candidates  in  June  and  who  were  permitted  to 
report  in  September;  many  of  them,  in  fact,  had  succeeded  to 
the  appointments  of  those  who  had  failed  in  the  June  exami- 
nations. For  a  while  the  Seps  had  a  hard  time,  squad  drills, 
hazing,  and  studies  going  on  all  at  once.  It  was  a  severe 
handicap,  and  they  were  not  fairly  over  it  for  several  months. 

But  the  serious  part  of  our  Academy  life  had  now  begun. 
Our  studies,  while  at  the  start  consisting  of  but  two.  Mathe- 
matics and  English,  had  to  be  learned  thoroughly.  Approxi- 
mate information  did  not  go.  Our  recitations  were  not  mere 
questions  and  answers.     Each  man  was  given  a  subject  on 


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which  to  recite.  He  went  to  the  blackboard,  wrote  his  name 
in  the  upper  right-hand  corner  and  the  title  of  his  subject 
in  the  centre.  Below  he  made  such  notes  as  he  needed,  and 
when  ready  to  recite  faced  the  instructor  with  a  pointer  in 
his  hand  until  called  on.  Then  he  delivered  himself  with 
credit  or  discredit  as  circumstances  permitted.  If  he  "maxed" 
it  would  be  because  he  had  not  only  gotten  everything  right, 
but  also  because  he  had  not  omitted  anything  that  belonged 
to  his  subject.  If  the  instructor  had  to  question  him  regard- 
ing anything  that  he  might  have  omitted,  his  mark  would 
be  shaded  even  if  his  answers  were  correct.  It  was  a  hard 
school  but  a  thorough  one,  and  its  chief  merit  was  not  so  much 
in  the  subjects  that  were  taught  as  in  the  fact  that  it  forced 
us  to  learn  how  to  study,  that  being  a  matter  largely  neglected 
in  these  piping  days  of  manual  training  and  other  fads. 

But  the  unfortunate  cadet  who  had  been  assigned  a  sub- 
ject regarding  which  his  ignorance  was  profound  had  no  other 
recourse  than  to  fill  his  blackboard  full  of  alleged  notes  and 
keep  up  a  semblance  of  working  until  the  bugle  blew  announ- 
cing the  close  of  the  recitation  hour.  Occasionally  he  might 
succeed  in  thus  "bugling  it"  and  escaping  a  failure,  but  the 
instructors  had  all  been  cadets  themselves  and  knew  the  signs 
and  would  rarely  allow  the  victim  to  escape  unquestioned. 
If  called  upon  he  would  face  about  and  do  his  best;  it  was 
soon  found  to  be  unwise  to  confess  ignorance,  as  that  would 
lead  to  demerits  as  well  as  to  a  low  mark,  while  an  earnest 
effort  might  escape  with  the  low  mark  alone. 

Do  we  not  all  remember  forced  recitations  of  this  kind,  and 
the  many  amusing  things  that  happened  during  them?  At 
the  risk  of  being  needlessly  reminiscent  there  is  one  such 
incident  that  ought  to  be  preserved.  It  was  during  such  a 
forced  recitation  on  the  part  of  our  lamented  and  much  beloved 
"Moses"  Fulton.  It  was  in  French.  Moses  had  the  unfortu- 
nate characteristic  of  talking  the  louder  the  less  he  knew.  He 
encountered  a  French  word  that  he  did  not  know.  The  word 
has  long  since  been  forgotten,  but  it  meant  the  retaining  fee 


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of  a  lawyer.  The  instructor  asked  Moses  what  the  word  meant, 
and  JNIoses,  being  in  good  voice,  replied  with  vigor : 

"I  am  not  certain  as  to  the  exact  meaning  of  that  word, 
but  I  think  it  is  a  machine  for  grubbing  stumps." 

And  so  we  groimd  away  on  our  academic  course,  with 
study  and  recitation  periods  interspersed,  with  drills  when  the 
weather  was  favorable,  and  when  nobody  had  packed  snow 
aroimd  the  bulb  of  the  official  thermometer  to  make  the  Com- 
mandant think  it  was  too  cold;  and  finally  came  the  January 
examinations,  Plebe  January,  the  time  when  the  majority  of 
those  who  were  going  to  be  found  deficient  during  our  course 
would  be  so  "found." 

One  of  the  policemen  who  cleaned  barracks  daily.  Old 
"Corny,"  who  possessed  more  good  natin*e  than  wit,  had  an 
invariable  reply  to  anyone  who  teased  him.  It  was  "Niver 
mind,  January's  comin',"  and  for  many  good  fellows  it  came, 
and  they  left  us  never  to  retiu'n. 

But  before  our  Januarj^  examinations  was  our  New 
Year's  dinner.  There  was  then  a  custom  (discontinued  before 
we  graduated)  of  drinking  toasts  (with  water  only)  at  this 
dinner.  The  Plebes,  being  social  nobodies,  could  not  join  in 
this,  but  enjoyed  the  many  good  toasts  proposed  by  the  older 
cadets.  It  is  not  remembered  that  this  privilege  was  in  any 
way  abused,  and  the  reason  for  its  discontinuance  is  not  known. 

Our  studies  were  resumed  at  once  after  the  January 
examinations,  French  being  added.  With  these  we  worked 
out  our  plebe  year.  Spring  came  and  then  June,  and  with 
it  our  examinations,  which  lost  for  us  a  few  more  of  our 
members.  Also  we  had  numerous  exhibition  drills  of  every 
kind,  and  were  inspected  by  the  august  Board  of  Visitors  and 
by  the  brilliant  array  of  ladies  who  had  come  for  the  celebra- 
tions. Our  time  was  almost  at  hand  and  with  the  graduation 
of  the  first  class  it  arrived. 

As  plebes  we  had  invariably  been  addressed  by  the  older 
cadets  with  the  prefix  "Mr."  to  our  names.  There  was  no 
social  intercourse,  we  were  outcasts  and  barbarians.     In  this 

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condition  we  returned  from  the  graduation  exercises  and 
before  breaking  ranks  were  drawn  up  in  line  while  an  order  was 
read  announcing  the  cadet  officers  for  the  following  year. 
Being  now  third  class  men,  or  "yearlings,"  all  of  the  cadet  cor- 
porals were  selected  from  among  us.  The  job  of  cadet  cor- 
poral may  not  sound  like  such  a  good  one  to  mature  middle 
age,  but  to  anyone  who  had  been  a  plebe  for  a  year  it  was  an 
office  second  in  power  and  dignity  to  that  of  President  alone. 
Think  of  it — and  all  the  cadet  corporals  had  been  selected 
from  among  us! 

Then  ranks  were  broken  and  the  older  cadets  rushed  up 
to  us,  shook  our  hands  most  heartily  as  though  we  were  long- 
lost  friends  that  they  had  but  just  encountered,  and  what  is 
more  they  called  us  by  name  without  the  odious  prefix  "Mr." 

Could  any  greater  change  ever  come  into  one's  life  ?  Not 
unless  it  might  be  the  sudden  restoration  of  sight  to  one  who 
for  years  had  been  blind.  Think  of  all  our  experiences  since. 
Think  of  all  possible  experiences  that  may  come  to  us  in  the 
future.  None  of  these  can  ever  compare  to  this  sudden  admis- 
sion into  social  equality  with  the  older  cadets. 

The  newly  made  corporals  rushed  off  to  secure  their 
chevrons,  and  all  of  us  prepared  for  the  subsequent  move  to 
camp,  "Yearling  Camp"  as  it  was  to  be  for  us;  and  all  of  us, 
deep  in  our  hearts,  were  possessed  with  a  fierce  feeling  of  joy 
at  the  sight  of  the  candidates  who  were  reporting  to  form  the 
Class  of  '87  and  who  would  take  up  the  odious  designation 
of  Plebe  that  we  had  just  cast  aside. 

Yearling  camp  followed  much  the  same  routine  as  plebe 
camp,  except  that  the  hazing  was  done  by  us  instead  of  to  us. 
Some  little  additional  liberty  was  given  to  the  yearlings,  but 
we  by  no  means  owned  the  camp,  that  privilege  being  reserved 
for  the  first  class  men.  Those  who  wished,  and  there  were 
many,  could  now  attend  the  hops  and  see  something  of  the  senti- 
mental side  of  cadet  life,  but  to  many  others  the  boon  of  rest 
and  sleep  was  the  greatest  that  could  be  offered.  The  drills 
and  the  heat  and  the  never  ending  guard  duty  caused  most 


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of  us  to  make  the  best  of  such  periods  of  rest  as  could  be 
secured.  In  the  shade  of  a  tent  on  a  hot  afternoon  we  would 
be  seeking  such  rest  as  the  flies  would  permit,  when  the  cry 
"Lemo"  would  create  a  scramble  for  the  pail  in  which  some 
energetic  member  had  mixed  lemonade. 

Towards  the  end  of  camp  was  the  day  the  second  class 
men  returned  from  furlough.  They  arrived  at  the  landing  by 
boat  and  when  they  got  to  the  top  of  the  hill  saw  the  first  class 
and  our  class  stretched  in  a  long  line  just  outside  of  camp. 
Quickly  they  formed  a  similar  line  and  the  two  rushed  together. 
There  were  wild  greetings,  smashing  of  hats,  kicking  of  grips, 
and  then  all  of  us  returned  to  camp  together. 

This  is  another  old  custom  that  was  stopped  towards  the 
end  of  our  time.  It  may  have  been  subversive  of  discipline, 
but  it  surely  promoted  good  fellowship,  and  the  welcome  the 
second  class  got  took  the  edge  off  their  regrets  at  having  to 
return  from  furlough. 

On  returning  to  barracks  our  studies  were  resumed,  this 
time  with  Higher  Mathematics,  French,  Drawing.  Also 
our  first  instruction  in  riding  was  started.  This  alternated 
with  drawing  on  the  sleepy  afternoons  right  after  dinner. 
There  was  quite  a  contrast  between  the  two. 

A  few  of  us  yearlings  were  fortunate  enough  to  obtain  a 
few  days'  leave  at  Christmas-time.  The  successful  ones  had  to 
be  without  demerits,  and  not  overdrawn  on  check  book  account 
at  the  cadet  commissary.  The  leave  was  only  for  three  or 
four  days,  but  it  was  a  foretaste  of  the  joys  that  were  soon  to 
come  during  our  furlough. 

The  January  examinations  were  passed,  with  a  few  more 
losses  of  membership,  and  finally  came  the  Hundredth  Night 
with  its  entertainment  and  the  reading  of  the  Howitzer,  the 
only  cadet  paper,  which  made  its  annual  appearance  at  this 
time.  It  was  now  but  one  hundred  days  to  June,  and  June 
meant  the  beginning  of  a  two  and  a  half  months'  furlough,  our 
first  real  freedom  for  two  years.  How  long  those  hundred 
days  seemed  in  passing.    Each  night  we  would  mark  one  off, 


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but  the  end  seemed  no  nearer.  Even  now  your  historian 
can  hear  the  deep  bass  voice  of  "Toady"  Kniskern  exclaiming 
in  the  stillness  that  followed  taps:  "My  Lord,  will  furlough 
never  come?" 

But  time  will  pass,  and  furlough  did  come.  It  all  seems 
very,  very  long  ago  now,  but  the  joys  of  our  first  real  liberty 
are  still  fresh  in  the  memory. 

June  came  with  its  graduation  drills  and  exercises,  after 
which  we  donned  our  "cits"  and  were  off,  actually  off. 

Most  of  us  went  by  boat  to  New  York,  where  we  had  a 
class  dinner,  and  where  we  had  toasts,  real  toasts,  that  were 
drunk  in  something  else  besides  water  or  lemonade.  Our 
liberty  was  new,  we  hardly  knew  what  to  do  with  it  at  first, 
and  the  memory  of  our  recent  grind  at  our  studies  still  hung 
over  us  like  a  pall.  We  shook  it  off  by  toasting  everything 
we  could  think  of — even  drinking  death  and  destruction  to 
dear  old  "Windy"  Elliot's  toast  of  "an  oblique  plane  inter- 
secting the  ground  line  at  an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees." 

For  the  time  we  were  free  and  we  went  our  several 
ways  to  our  homes  to  be  entertained  and  eulogized,  and  to 
learn  what  wonderful  fellows  we  were,  and  to  get  a  glimmer, 
just  a  glimmer,  of  the  fact  that  there  were  other  worlds 
besides  ours,  and  other  people  and  other  interests  of  which 
West  Point  was  but  a  thing  apart. 

Long  as  the  time  took  in  passing  before  June  arrived,  it 
surely  made  up  by  fast  speeding  during  our  furlough.  Never 
before  did  time  pass  so  quickly.  It  was  over  all  too  soon, 
and  we  were  once  more  climbing  the  hill  from  the  landing. 
The  other  cadets  were  lined  up  to  welcome  us,  and  we  lined 
up  accordingly  and  rushed  to  meet  them.  The  most  hearty 
greeting  of  all  was  for  "Bobby"  Williams,  who  had  been  given 
the  hardest  punishment  that  a  cadet  could  receive:  poor 
Bobby  had  been  deprived  of  his  furlough  and  compelled  to 
remain  in  camp  all  summer. 

The  greatest  event  of  cadet  life  was  now  over.  Once 
again  we  donned  the  grey  and  settled  back  into  the  routine. 

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We  returned  to  barracks  as  second  class  men  and  took  up  our 
new  studies. 

This  year  we  had  a  mathematical  course  in  Natural  and 
Experimental  Philosophy,  a  course  in  Chemistry,  Mineralogy 
and  Geology,  a  course  in  Tactics,  and  a  continuation  to  com- 
pletion of  our  course  in  Drawing,  even  to  an  attempted  acquir- 
ing of  the  art  of  painting.  Our  drills  continued  whenever 
weather  permitted  and  sometimes  when  it  didn't.  We  rode 
and  w^e  fenced,  and  during  the  winter  months  we  danced.  A 
portion  of  the  band  was  detailed  every  afternoon  to  the  danc- 
ing academy,  and  there  by  dancing  with  each  other  we  acquired 
the  necessary  skill  for  the  next  summer's  hops.  Occasionally 
we  listened  to  lectures  on  Philosophy  or  on  Chemistry,  but 
most  of  the  time  it  was  the  same  old  grind  as  before,  inter- 
spersed with  efforts  to  bugle  it  and  with  forced  recitations. 

"Eddie"  Jones  soon  acquired  a  great  reputation  as 
chemist  by  frequent  transfers  to  and  from  the  lowest  section 
or  "Immortals."  The  instructor  of  the  Immortals  was  "Billy" 
Patterson  of  the  Artillery.  Eddie  cultivated  a  most  irritating 
manner  towards  Patterson,  just  enough  to  make  him  sore  and 
not  enough  to  give  him  any  advantage.  Eddie  would  pretend 
that  he  was  trying  to  bugle  it;  Patterson  would  force  him  to 
recite,  and  then  Eddie  would  repeat  verbatim  the  words  of 
the  book  to  the  uttermost  detail.  Once  iii  Mineralogy,  Eddie 
had  a  tray  of  specimens  to  determine  what  each  one  was.  He 
had  succeeded  with  all  but  one,  and  with  that  one  had  been 
trying  every  method  that  he  knew,  including  heating  it  as 
much  as  possible  with  the  blowpipe.  He  gave  every  appear- 
ance of  trying  to  bugle  it.  The  end  of  the  hour  was  approach- 
ing and  Patterson  said : 

"Now,  Mr.  Jones,  we  will  hear  from  you.  Have  you 
found  out  what  all  those  specimens  are?" 

"Yes,  sir,"  said  Eddie,  "all  but  that  one,"  pointing  to 
the  one  that  he  had  just  been  heating  with  the  blowpipe. 

"Ah,"  said  Patterson,  "and  what  do  you  suppose  that 
one  is?"  picking  it  up  and  dropping  it  on  the  floor  with  an 
exclamation  of  pain. 


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"That's  hot,  lieutenant,"  drawled  Eddie  after  the  con- 
fusion was  over. 

Patterson  was  human;  can  we  wonder  that  he  was  sore 
at  Eddie? 

The  fortunate  ones  had  their  short  Christmas  leave,  and 
all  of  us  pegged  away  at  our  tasks  until  the  end  of  the  year. 
With  June  and  the  graduating  exercises  we  became  first  class 
men  and  went  into  our  first  class  camp. 

We  were  now  at  the  top  of  the  heap.  The  senior  cadet 
officers,  captains,  lieutenants,  quartermaster  and  adjutant  were 
selected  from  among  us.  We  were  given  much  greater  liberty 
in  camp  and  during  certain  quite  liberal  hours  could  go  in  and 
out  of  camp  as  we  pleased.  The  cadet  officers  could  even  cross 
the  sentinels'  posts  at  will — an  inestimable  privilege. 

While  we  had  plenty  of  drills,  they  were  of  a  more  inter- 
esting kind.  We  drilled  with  the  sea-coast  gims,  with  the 
light  battery,  with  the  ponton  train,  and  as  cavalry  members 
of  the  class  being  detailed  to  act  as  officers  for  these  drills. 

On  the  Fourth  of  July  we  had  a  celebration  that  included 
the  reading  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  and  an  oration 
by  Patrick  in  his  best  style.  To  this  ceremony  we  marched, 
with  all  cadet  officers  in  ranks  and  under  the  command  of 
members  of  the  class  who  were  privates,  but  had  been  selected 
by  us  as  officers  for  this  special  occasion. 

Then  we  were  allowed  the  use  of  the  boats  belonging 
to  the  ponton  outfit  at  times  when  we  were  not  otherwise 
engaged,  and  were  permitted  to  row  where  we  pleased  on  the 
river.  How  pleasant  some  of  those  innocent  little  jaunts  seem 
to  us  as  we  look  back  upon  them.  We  rowed  and  went  in 
swimming  and  got  back  in  time  for  our  other  duties.  There 
was  no  case  in  which  this  privilege  was  abused. 

It  was  during  our  first  class  camp  that  the  death  of 
General  Grant  occurred.  For  the  only  time  during  our  four 
years  at  the  Academy  did  the  Battalion  of  Cadets  leave  the 
post,  and  then  it  was  simply  to  ferry  over  to  Garrisons  across 
the  river  to  reverse  arms  as  the  train  bearing  the  body  of  the 

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great  commander  passed  us  on  its  way  to  New  York.  It  was 
a  link  that  connected  us  with  the  past,  and  small  as  was  our 
part,  it  is  one  that  we  will  always  remember.  It  will  ever  be  a 
source  of  regret  to  us  that  the  Battalion  was  not  permitted  to 
go  to  New  York  to  take  part  in  the  official  ceremonies  that 
accompanied  the  laying  to  rest  of  the  Academy's  greatest 
graduate. 

First  class  camp  was  finally  over  and  barracks  and  studies 
came  again.  This  last  year  we  had  Engineering,  both  civil 
and  military;  a  course  in  Constitutional,  International  and 
Military  Law;  a  short  course  in  Spanish;  and  last  but  not  least 
a  short  course  in  History. 

During  the  previous  year,  the  only  real  split  that  ever 
happened  in  the  class  was  started.  A  wide  gulf  opened 
between  members  of  the  class  of  radically  different  views. 
There  was  no  hard  feeling  about  it,  no  bitterness,  no  unkind 
words,  nothing  that  destroyed  our  real  unity  on  all  other 
matters.  This  split  became  more  pronounced  during  our  first 
class  year.  The  class  became  divided  into  those  who  devoted 
themselves  to  the  entertainment  of  the  fair  sex  at  hops  and 
those  who  belonged  to  the  unique  organization  known  as  the 
Bachelors'  Club. 

This  latter  organization  made  a  point  of  holding  its  meet- 
ings only  when  a  hop  was  actually  in  progress.  This  was 
done  to  render  it  physically  impossible  for  anyone  to  attend 
both.  The  meeting  of  the  Bachelors'  Club  took  place  in  the 
room  of  some  member  who  could  safely  stand  a  few  demerits 
for  "odor  of  tobacco  smoke  in  quarters"  or  "grease  spots 
on  floor."  There  were  smoking  and  eating  and  swapping  of 
yarns,  and  just  enough  of  mystery  to  challenge  the  attention 
and  pique  the  curiosity  of  the  fair  sex — at  least  that  is  what 
the  members  of  the  club  encouraged  themselves  to  think.  The 
revenues  of  the  club,  which  were  needed  for  these  entertain- 
ments, were  derived  mainly  from  fines  imposed  on  members 
who  had  from  time  to  time  fallen  from  grace  and  shown 
themselves  in  the  hop  room. 


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It  is  a  curious  commentary  on  all  this  that  the  members 
of  the  Bachelors'  Club  were  among  the  first  of  the  class  to 
get  married,  and  further  that  the  three  members  of  the  class 
who  have  today  arrived  at  the  dignified  status  of  grand- 
fathers were  shining  lights  among  the  membership  of  the  club. 

Our  first  class  year  wore  its  slow  way  along.  A  few 
fortunate  ones  obtained  a  short  Christmas  leave.  The  Hun- 
dredth Night  entertainment  came  with  its  Howitzer,  Our 
Howitzer,  and  graduation  loomed  close  at  hand.  Mark  Twain 
visited  the  post  at  about  this  time  and  gave  one  of  his  readings. 
Afterwards  he  visited  us  informally  in  the  barracks  and  left 
a  most  delightful  impression. 

It  was  at  about  this  time  too  that,  under  the  energetic 
instigation  of  Wiley  Bean,  some  of  our  friends  secured  the 
passage  by  Congress  of  the  law  that  permitted  graduates  for 
whom  there  were  no  immediate  vacancies  to  be  appointed 
additional  second  lieutenants.  This  saved  a  number  of  our 
members  from  an  enforced  return  to  civil  life  upon  graduat- 
ing and  has  been  of  similar  benefit  to  many  succeeding  classes. 
It  has  been  of  great  benefit  to  the  service  also,  as  it  preserved 
for  the  Army  a  number  of  graduates  needed  for  its  subse- 
quent increase  in  size,  and  who  would  otherwise  have  become 
unavailable. 

At  last  with  a  rush  came  our  final  examinations,  our 
final  drills  and  our  graduation,  where  each  of  us  in  turn 
stepped  to  the  front  and  received  his  hard-earned  diploma. 
It  was  over.  We  were  cadets  no  longer,  and  we  soon  had  our 
effects  packed  and  had  left  the  Academy  for  our  long  journey 
into  the  outside  world. 

Looking  back  at  the  old  days,  it  is  the  pleasant  things 
that  stand  out  most  prominently.  The  long,  hard  grind  does 
not  now  seem  as  severe  as  it  was.  It  does  seem,  though,  as  if 
we  had  always  been  marching. 

At  reveille  we  rose  and  rushed  into  ranks  for  a  roll-call. 
Then  half  an  hour  was  given  us  to  clean  up  our  rooms  and  fall 
in  ranks  again  to  march  to  breakfast.    After  breakfast  we 

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marched  back  to  barracks,  then  we  fell  into  ranks  again 
shortly  afterwards  and  marched  to  recitation,  then  marched 
back  again,  and  then  marched  to  another  recitation  and 
marched  back.  Then  we  marched  to  dinner  and  after  dinner 
marched  back  again  to  barracks.  Then  we  marched  again 
either  to  another  recitation  or  to  the  riding  hall,  and  after 
that  marched  back  once  more.  Then  after  a  short  interval 
we  fell  into  ranks  again  for  drill,  where  we  had  continuous 
marching  for  an  hour.  After  this  we  marched  once  more  to 
and  from  parade,  and  after  that  we  marched  to  supper  and 
marched  back.  They  let  us  alone  then  for  a  while  until  taps, 
when  most  of  us  marched  in  to  bed,  and,  the  force  of  habit 
being  strong,  we  occasionally  marched  in  our  sleep. 

Of  course,  this  was  all  to  the  good,  it  gave  us  the  march- 
ing habit  as  a  sort  of  second  nature.  We  became  so  used 
to  it  that  we  could  easily  execute  the  most  complicated  maneu- 
vers and  yet  all  the  time  have  our  minds  on  something  else — 
on  furlough  or  graduation.  As  marchers  we  became  practi- 
cally automatic,  though  it  is  stated  that  in  all  our  marching 
Chauncey  Baker  was  never  once  in  step. 

We  all  remember  our  final  ride  to  New  York  on  the 
boat  and  our  class  supper  at  Delmonico's.  Can  we  not  still 
see  "General"  Walcutt  in  the  balcony  attempting  to  deliver 
an  oration,  and  succeeding  in  making  most  eloquent  gestures 
but  not  being  able  to  make  himself  heard?  Then  we  can 
remember  Wiley  Bean's  heartfelt  eulogy  of  John  Pershing 
and  Sam  Reber's  attempt  to  dance  on  the  table  while  several 
others  were  trying  to  tip  it  over.  Also  Joe  Byron's  unsuc- 
cessful but  very  earnest  effort  to  make  one  of  the  staid  old 
waiters  laugh.  And  Bobby  Hirst  with  Oscar  Freeland's 
hat  about  his  ears,  indignantly  demanding  that  his  diploma 
and  sword  be  returned  to  him  from  the  check  room. 

And  so  it  all  fades  away.  It  is  finished  and  has  become 
a  memory,  and  a  pleasanter  and  pleasanter  memory  as  time 
continues  to  pass.  It  is  not  likely  that  any  of  us  would  wish 
to  go  through  it  all  again,  but  at  that  none  of  us  regret  having 

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had  the  training,  for  it  is  a  great  asset,  one  that  we  covet 
for  our  children  and  our  children's  children,  and  the  brotherly 
friendships  that  we  there  made  have  become  a  part  of  our 
lives.  Nowhere  else  could  they  have  been  formed,  and  no 
friendship  in  after-years  can  become  stronger. 

Peter  Traub  in  his  recollections  of  West  Point  in  our 
day  and  his  comparison  with  it  today  has  paid  many  well- 
deserved  tributes  to  the  professors  and  instructors  that  we 
knew,  so  much  so  that  it  seems  unnecessary  for  them  to  be 
mentioned  here,  but  it  would  be  a  grave  omission  to  neglect 
to  refer  to  oin*  Superintendent,  General  Merritt,  and  our 
Commandant,  General  Hasbrouck.  They  were  both  excel- 
lent disciplinarians  and  stern  and  strict  soldiers.  Often  as 
cadets  we  chafed  imder  restraints  that  they  put  upon  us, 
but  as  we  look  back  we  can  see  more  clearly  that  their  motives 
were  always  the  right  ones,  that  they  had  at  heart  not  only 
the  good  of  the  Academy  and  its  magnificent  traditions,  but 
the  good  of  each  and  every  one  of  us.  They  have  both  recently 
passed  to  the  great  beyond  and  have  carried  with  them  not 
only  the  respect  but  the  love  of  every  member  of  '86. 

Nor  would  any  record  of  our  life  at  the  Academy, 
however  brief,  be  complete  without  reference  to  "General" 
Spurgin,  who  won  his  complimentary  title  from  the  cadets 
by  reason  of  his  exceptional  efficiency  in  conducting  their 
commissary.  At  a  later  time  it  was  the  privilege  and  pleasiu'e 
of  your  historian  to  be  with  him  when  he  received  telegraphic 
information  of  his  appointment  as  Brigadier  General  and  to 
congratulate  him  most  sincerely  on  his  cadet  title  having  really 
come  true. 

Since  graduation  the  history  of  the  class  has  become  the 
history  of  its  individual  members.  Some  have  left  the  service 
and  done  well.  Sixteen  out  of  oia-  total  of  seventy-seven  have 
passed  to  their  reward.  Those  remaining  in  the  service  today 
have  all  advanced  to  the  grade  of  Major  or  higher.  Their 
records  are  such  that  we  can  well  afford  to  be  proud  of  each 


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and  all.  They  are  fit  standard-bearers  of  the  honor  of  the 
Academy,  and  they  will  be  so  to  the  end. 

The  years  have  passed  since  graduation,  twenty-five  of 
them — a  generation.  This  country  of  ours  has  grown  and  con- 
tinues to  grow.  It  has  become  a  World  Power  and  there  is 
more  need  than  ever  for  wise  counsels  in  its  administration. 
With  the  great  increase  in  the  Army  the  members  of  '86  are 
beginning  to  take  a  more  and  more  important  part  in  its 
management,  and  during  the  active  years  that  yet  remain  to 
us  the  spirit  of  '86,  that  same  old  spirit  of  unity,  will  make 
itself  increasingly  felt.  That  it  will  be  on  the  wise  and  right 
side  in  all  questions  is  undoubted.  It  would  be  impossible 
to  conceive  otherwise. 

It  was  meet  that  the  class  should  get  together  to  cele- 
brate the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  graduation.  During  the 
years  that  have  passed  there  have  been  as  many  minor  gather- 
ings as  occasion  offered.  The  historian  remembers  one  in 
New  York  City  about  1888,  and  another  at  Chicago  in  1893, 
and  one  at  Fort  Des  Moines  in  1905,  when  a  number  of  us 
took  our  Thankgiving  dinner  with  Shonnie ;  in  fact  it  is  pretty 
safe  to  state  that  there  has  usually  been  a  celebration  of  some 
sort  whenever  any  two  of  the  class  have  met,  and  that  there 
has  always  been  one  whenever  three  or  more  have  come 
together. 

But  our  twenty-fifth  anniversary  reunion  at  West  Point 
was  special  in  that  it  marked  our  entrance  into  the  ranks  of 
"old"  graduates.  We  may  be  the  plebes  among  these  old 
graduates  as  yet,  but  we  are  among  them.  We  have  crossed 
the  divide  and  can  no  longer  plead  youth  and  inexperience 
as  an  excuse  for  any  shortcomings. 

This  twenty-fifth  anniversary  reunion,  thanks  to  the 
energetic  work  of  Andrews  and  Peter  Traub,  was  most  suc- 
cessful and  enjoyable.  Out  of  the  sixty-one  surviving  mem- 
bers of  the  class  we  mustered  twenty,  and  this  in  spite 
of  the  large  number  that  could  not  possiblj^  come  owing  to 
being  in  the   Philippines,   or   in   Texas   with  the   Maneuver 


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Division,  or  by  reason  of  duties  that  could  not  be  neglected. 
We  were  assigned  to  the  nineteenth  division  of  cadet  barracks, 
which  in  itself  was  something  of  a  shock  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  there  had  been  but  eight  divisions  altogether  in  our  day. 
We  saw  parade  and  guard  mount  and  graduation,  and  best 
of  all  we  had  a  short  informal  meeting  at  the  old  library 
with  the  sons  of  members  of  the  class  who  were  then  cadets. 
There  were  eight  of  them:  Lewis,  Nance,  Rees,  Newcomer, 
McMahon,  Byron,  Elliott  and  McRae. 

Then  we  had  a  banquet  in  one  of  the  rooms  in  the  new 
officers'  mess,  and  every  one  of  the  twenty  present  made  a 
speech  and  "reminisced."  The  Class  of  '91  was  having  a 
twentieth  anniversary  reunion  in  an  adjoining  room  and  we 
exchanged  greetings  with  them  frequently ;  but  when  we  actu- 
ally broke  up  in  the  small  hours  of  the  morning,  the  Class  of 
'91  was  nowhere  to  be  found.  The  twenty  members  of  '80 
that  were  present  were:  Andrews,  Chauncey  Baker,  Byron, 
Carter,  Claj^ton,  Darrow,  Hay,  Hirst,  Keene,  Lasseigne, 
Lewis,  Lyman,  Mclntyre,  McMahon,  Newcomer,  Reber, 
Riche,  Stewart,  Traub  and  Williams.  The  meeting  was  so 
enjoyable  that  it  was  determined  to  hold  a  similar  one  at 
West  Point  at  the  end  of  each  five-year  period  hereafter. 

We  took  all  the  flowers  from  the  banquet  table  and  next 
morning  arranged  them  lovingly  on  Teddy  Godfrey's  grave 
where  he  sleeps  his  last  sleep  in  the  West  Point  Cemetery 
amid  its  beautiful  and  heroic  surroundings. 

Looking  back  at  our  life  at  the  Academy  it  seems  that 
the  things  that  stand  out  most  prominently  in  the  memory 
are  all  connected  more  or  less  with  periods  of  liberty.  Our 
life  there  seems  to  have  been  very  confining,  and  therefore 
things  of  this  kind,  being  out  of  the  ordinary,  made  the  deeper 
impression.  It  has  often  seemed  that  there  was  too  much 
confinement  and  that  more  freedom,  within  reasonable  limits, 
would  have  been  better.  Of  course,  such  a  change  would 
bring  disadvantages  in  other  directions,  and  on  the  whole 
might  not  make  for  good.     The  true  test  of  the  system  is  in 


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the  character  of  men  that  it  turns  out.  We  must  judge  a 
school  by  its  graduates.  With  this  as  a  standard,  the  West 
Point  of  the  old  days  must  always  be  at  the  top.  An  inspec- 
tion of  the  records  of  its  graduates  in  Cullum's  Register,  both 
in  the  military  service  and  elsewhere,  will  show  that  the  school 
stands  second  to  none,  and  that  those  whose  lives  have  been 
moulded  by  its  great  traditions  have  worthily  borne  its  motto: 

"DUTY,  HONOR,  COUNTRY." 

C.  S.  R. 


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West  Point,  1886-1911 

THE  West  Point  of  today  is  outwardly  a  vastly  different 
West  Point  from  what  it  was  when  we  graduated.    Its 
development  has  kept  step  with  the  changes  wrought  by 
the  progress  of  the  country,  and  has  been  especially  rapid  since 
the  beginning  of  the  second  century  of  its  existence. 

Duty,  Honor,  Country,  are  the  ideals  of  the  teachings  of 
the  Military  Academy.  In  our  time  the  paths  that  led  to  their 
fulfillment  were  very  straight  and  extremely  narrow,  but  cor- 
respondingly deep;  but  these  ideals  are  none  the  less  attained 
at  the  present  day  by  the  fact  that  those  same  paths  have 
wherever  possible  been  made  wider,  less  rugged,  and  more 
agreeable.  This  change  is  apparent  everywhere,  but  nowhere 
more  strikingly  than  in  the  matter  of  athletics.  In  our  day 
we  once  in  a  while  had  a  baseball  nine  whose  efforts  were  jeered 
at  by  the  dozen  or  more  classmates  led  by  curiosity  and  pro- 
spective fun  to  the  "plain."  The  stride  in  advance  to  the  pres- 
ent-day games  and  recreations  of  the  whole  corps  is  immense 
and  exhilarating.  Is  there  a  graduate  however  old,  nay,  is 
there  any  Army  officer,  whose  pulse  does  not  beat  quicker  as  he 
waits  at  the  ticker  in  any  old  out-of-the-way  station  to  hear  the 
result  of  the  football  games  with  Yale,  Harvard,  and  princi- 
pally with  Annapolis  ?  Will  anybody  say  that  the  sight  of  two 
old  professors  dancing  up  and  down  the  green  in  each  other's 
arms  after  a  touchdown  by  the  Army,  isn't  a  humanizing  influ- 
ence that  makes  for  esprit  de  corps?  Not  only  in  football, 
but  in  basketball,  hockey,  baseball,  fencing  and  track  events 
the  change  has  been  most  beneficial  and  has  had  a  most  impor- 
tant influence  in  maintaining  the  discipline  of  the  corps. 

What  a  difference  between  the  days  of  Eddie  Farrow  in 
the  basement  of  the  old  Academic  Building,  trying  to  make  us 
turn  somersaults,   and  the   present  training  and  instruction 

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under  the  efficient  Captain  Koehler  in  one  of  the  finest  and  best- 
equipped  gymnasiums  in  the  world!  What  a  difference  be- 
tween our  fencing-master,  Old  Lorenz,  chewing  his  snuff  bean 
and  making  us  individually  "Come  i  de  God,"  and  the  present 
Mr.  Vauthier  with  his  successful  science  that  makes  the  cadets 
the  peers,  yes,  the  superiors  as  a  rule,  of  any  amateur  fencers  in 
this  country!  Xot  that  Old  Lorenz  could  not  personally  have 
kept  Mr.  Vauthier  on  the  move,  but  that  the  former  could  not 
teach  others  to  do  so,  while  the  latter  can  and  does.  And  this 
matter  of  teaching  is  one  of  the  main  improvements  at  the 
Academy.  In  our  day  we  were  given  a  lesson,  and  when  we 
recited  the  instructor  tried  to  find  out  what  we  didn't  know 
and  mark  us  on  that,  with  the  result  that  fifty  per  cent,  of  the 
class  fell  by  the  wayside.  But  nowadays  there  is  real  instruc- 
tion, in  addition  to  the  individual  effort  required  of  the  cadet. 

The  old  days  of  "bugling  it"  have  pretty  well  disappeared. 
"Running  detail,"  while  still  in  vogue  and  will  continue  to  be 
so  as  long  as  cadets  are  human,  has  in  one  department  at  least 
become  an  impossibility. 

"The  Plain"  is  really  West  Point.  It  has  changed  con- 
siderably in  the  last  few  years,  but  the  changes  have  only  begun. 
The  old  cavalry  plain  has  ceased  to  exist.  Where  for  many 
years  the  "charge"  from  the  hotel  hedge  down  to  the  library 
used  to  make  the  hearts  of  even  the  Board  of  Visitors  flutter, 
all  has  been  grassed  over  and  converted  into  an  athletic  field. 

The  big  rock  in  the  shade  of  whose  trees  the  "boms"  (a 
word  unheard  of  today)  used  to  sit  and  wait  for  the  drill  to  end, 
was  blasted  away  years  ago. 

Execution  Hollow,  which  Wesley  Merritt  partly  filled  in 
by  leveling  the  Wood  Monument  hill  near  the  Ordnance  La- 
boratory, and  which  act  called  forth  the  sarcastic  remark  of  the 
post-mistress.  Miss  Berard,  "Young  Colonels  and  old  land- 
marks," is  now  being  filled  up  entirely  as  a  dump,  and  at  its 
north  end  becomes  the  site  of  a  two-mortar  battery. 

The  Cadet  Encampment  now  occupies  the  whole  of  the 
Fort    Clinton    site.      Kosciusko's    monument,    however,    still 

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stands  on  the  spot  that  marked  the  bastion  at  the  east  end. 
The  old  Fort  Clinton  ditch  where  so  many  sentinels  found  a 
temporary  bed,  Rotten  Row,  Fifth  Avenue,  are  only  memories 
now.  But  thej^  still  kick  up  a  fuss  once  in  a  while,  though 
nevermore  by  rushing  across  No.  4  to  welcome  back  the  fur- 
lough men.  Last  summer  some  instructors  were  detailed  to 
do  night  duty  in  camp  and  so  help  out  the  "tacs," — the  cadets 
promptly  called  them  the  "Cascaret  tacs,"  because  they  worked 
while  the  youngsters  slept. 

One  place  at  West  Point  has  not  changed, — the  Hotel. 
Same  old  house,  same  glorious  view  up  the  river  by  day  or 
night,  same  waiters,  same  food,  same  single  bathroom,  same 
complaints.  Yet,  if  things  are  done  as  laid  down,  the  days  of 
even  this  old  caravansary  are  numbered,  and  ere  long  the 
spirit  of  our  old  friend  Craney  in  his  high-crowned  derby  will 
take  its  stand  with  the  other  ghosts  of  the  past  and  contemplate 
the  site  where  once  he  held  sway  over  the  Saturday  and  Sunday 
fate  of  many  a  departed  cadet. 

Professors'  Row  from  the  Old  Barracks  clear  to  the  Super- 
intendent's quarters  has  been  encroached  upon  by  the  new 
cadet  barracks  and  the  new  gjminasium.  If  ever  a  new  barrack 
has  to  be  built  it  will  probably  complete  the  conquest  of 
Professors'  Row  and  the  cadets  will  eventually  have  elbowed 
the  officers  off  the  plain  that  they  once  considered  their 
own  sacred  ground.  This  process  shows  the  relative  impor- 
tance the  cadet  has  assumed  at  the  Point.  They  are  pretty 
nearly  it.  They  occupy  the  centre  of  the  stage  while  the 
officers  are  relegated  to  the  wings. 

The  siege,  mortar,  and  sea-coast  batteries  are  in  the  same 
location  as  formerly  but  are  supplied  with  modern  guns  and 
materiel,  except  for  one  or  two  old-timers  at  the  water's  edge. 
Battery  Schofield,  of  two  six-inch  disappearing  guns,  has  been 
erected  below  the  siege  and  mortar  batteries,  while  back  on  the 
crest  towers  the  Battle  Monument,  dedicated  in  1897  to  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  regular  army  that  laid  down  their  lives 
during  the  Civil  War. 


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The  Phil  Academy,  where  dear  old  Pete  Michie  used  to 
size  us  up  before  we  even  recited  to  him  once  and  bring  us  out 
where  he  decided  we  belonged,  has  gone  the  way  of  old  Equa- 
tion A.  Can't  you  hear  Ezra  Fuller's:  "What  doos  the  work, 
Mr.  Potter,  what  doos  the  work?"  As  you  sit  in  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  present  renovated  library  and  get  into  the  proper 
contemplative  mood  you  can  fancy  you  hear  Old  Pete's  laugh 
as  he  starts  the  wheels  of  his  solar  system  revolving  through 
space,  and  his  efforts  disprove  the  fact  that  "action  and  reaction 
are  equal,  contrary,  and  simultaneous." 

There  have  been  few  stronger  characters  at  West  Point 
than  Peter  S.  Michie.  He  brought  the  Academy  before  the 
outside  world  and  made  his  influence  felt  at  home  and  abroad. 
He  was  a  staunch  old  Scotchman — we  loved  him,  although  the 
joke  was  always  on  us^ — and  we  revere  his  memory.  When  our 
summons  comes  we  can  feel  sure  that  if  "Pete"  has  anything  to 
say  about  it,  he'll  recommend  for  us  at  least  a  two  to  help  us 
through  the  pearly  gates. 

The  old  librarian  that  used  to  have  time  to  burn  and  that 
used  to  turn  over  every  page  of  every  book  turned  in  by  any 
cadet  and  skin  us  for  dog's-ears  and  pencil-marks,  has  long 
since  folded  his  tent  and  in  his  silent  wake  has  stridden  the 
colossus  who  has  made  of  the  library  a  mighty  intellectual 
stimulus  not  only  for  the  Military  Academy,  but  for  the  Army. 

By  wise  foresight  the  Old  Cadet  Chapel,  where  in  brush 
and  pen  we  were  taught  that  "Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation, 
but  sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people,"  has  been  carefully  removed 
to  the  beautiful  and  enlarged  cemetery,  re-erected  in  a  repaired 
condition,  and  greets  the  eye  of  the  returning  graduate  as  a 
hallowed  blessing.  Old  Chapel!  Old  Postle!  Can  we  ever 
forget  our  Saturday  morning  plebe  lectures  in  the  chapel  on 
Ethics?  Bill  Davis  pacing  up  and  down  the  aisle  to  keep 
the  peace  and  see  that  we  made  notes  ?  Postle  leaning  forward, 
resting  both  hands,  backing  dow^n  on  the  rail  and  asking  wdth  a 
sickly  smile:  "Is  Mr.  Twiggs  here?"  Can  we  ever  forget 
Postle's  return  from  France  with  the  "piece  of  humanity  that 
preached  till  12:23"? 


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Old  Postle!  Old  Chapel!  Teddy  Godfrey!  Poor  little 
Teddy,  in  his  brave  sleep  near  by,  must  surely  murmur  at  times 
the  refrain : 

"For  he  tried  to  find  Teddy  Godfree." 

The  new  Cadet  Chapel  is  really  a  cathedral  on  the  hill 
back  of  the  Cadet  Commissary,  now  called  the  Cadet  Store. 
There  the  cadet  choir  still  pipes  a  piercing,  halting  song,  and 
the  "femmes"  as  usual  come  to  admire  the  grey  setting  and  are 
content  to  catch  an  occasional  verse  from  the  great  book. 

Ned  McEnany  is  still  doing  business  at  the  old  stand  and 
has  developed  into  a  great  football  enthusiast.  Mr.  Ward  is 
quite  feeble  now,  but  still  "tholemly  th wears"  the  cadets  as  of 
old,  except  that  now  it  is  done  ceremoniously  in  the  presence  of 
the  lined-up  corps  of  cadets  under  arms. 

The  reservation  which  early  last  century  stopped  at  the 
present  old  barracks  and  library  has  gradually  advanced  south 
— to  the  old  South  Gate  in  our  day,  and  finally  to  the  first 
houses  of  Highland  Falls.  In  addition  to  acquiring  the  Kins- 
ley and  other  property  by  purchase,  the  Government  acquired 
by  gift  from  Mrs.  Russell  Sage  and  Miss  Anna  Warner,  Con- 
stitution Island  for  the  U.  S.  M.  A.,  forever. 

Fort  Put  and  all  the  old  Revolutionary  redoubts  and  bat- 
tery emplacements  have  been  restored  or  their  sites  marked,  so 
that  it  is  now  possible  to  walk  in  the  hills  and  understand  what 
one  is  gazing  at.  This  marking  and  partial  restoration  has  also 
been  done  around  Flirtation  Walk;  and  old  connoisseurs  will 
be  glad  to  know  that  the  "walk"  has  not  been  touched  by 
improvement  but  left  as  nature  made  it.  The  only  place  where 
the  old  spot  has  been  marred  is  at  Battery  Knox,  where  the 
bachelor  officers'  quarters  stand  athwart  the  parapet.  Kosci- 
usko's garden  is  unchanged,  and  Dade's  monument  (now  called 
by  the  cadets  "The  Early  Bird")  stands  in  front  of  Cullum 
Hall,  the  fine  memorial  building  that  has  taken  the  place  of 
No.  1,  the  Mess  Hall,  and  Schofield  Hall  for  cadets'  and 
officers'  hops.     Further  to  the  south  stands  the  Officers'  Mess, 

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the  most  sought  after  building  on  the  Point,  in  any  old  kind  of 
weather,  but  principally  in  hot  or  cold. 

No  longer  are  the  cavalry  "boms"  seen  crossing  the  plain 
to  go  to  stables.  The  cavalry  and  artillery  detachments 
occupy  barracks  and  stables  that  called  forth  Lord  Kitchener's 
enthusiastic  comments.  The  new  cavalry  and  field  artillery 
drill  plain  is  nearly  three  times  the  size  of  the  old  one  and  is 
located  adjoining  Highland  Falls.  No  longer  do  the  cadets 
ride  old  plugs  with  bare  razorbacks  in  the  morning,  and  try  to 
kill  those  same  animals  in  artillery  harness  in  the  afternoon. 
No  longer  do  they  fire  the  ear-splitting  brass  Napoleons. 
Everything  in  materiel  and  equipment,  in  stock  and  appliance 
is  a  credit  to  the  modern  institution. 

The  riding  hall  where  Jake  Augur  and  Goober  Brown 
used  to  try  and  teach  our  Massachusetts  classmates  "to  stick 
on"  while  letting  go  of  the  pommel,  is  gone  and  in  its  place 
stands  now,  half  done,  a  riding  hall  that  is  to  be  second  to  none. 

Lusk  Dam  and  Reservoir,  completed  in  1895  and  making 
a  beauty  spot  in  the  rugged  hills  back  of  the  Observatory;  the 
forty-four  sets  of  officers'  quarters  added  between  the  old 
South  Gate  and  Highland  Falls,  and  between  Professors'  Row 
and  the  cemetery;  the  large  power  plant;  the  fine  new  roads 
from  the  station  to  the  South  End,  and  from  Highland  Falls 
to  the  old  South  Gate,  these  are  some  of  the  improvements  in 
comfort  and  utility. 

The  Academic  Building  where  we  used  to  fess  regidarly 
has  been  replaced  by  a  noble  edifice.  But  almost  all  the 
old,  familiar  faces  are  gone.  Sammy  still  nervously  twitches 
his  fingers  diu'ing  his  lectures  as  he  answers  with  a  weary 
smile  the  question  of  some  bonehead.  But  the  faithful  Slicter 
no  longer  moves  the  tubes  in  the  wa}^  of  the  professor  for 
fear  an  experiment  will  be  forgotten — things  still  go  off  and 
explosions  take  place  and  are  explained  after  the  event  with 
— "Oh,  I  meant  to  call  your  attention  to  the  flask."  Slicter 
has,  however,  lived  through  it  all  and  always  has  a  cheery  salu- 
tation for  us  middle-aged  youngsters  who  happen  along  while 

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he  wipes  the  engineering  section-room  boards.  "If  I  put  this 
drop  of  priissic  acid  on  my  tongue  what  will  happen?"  says 
Sammy.  Don't  we  all  remember  the  words  of  the  text  as 
sleepy  Jones,  E.  N.,  answers:     "  'Twould  kill  a  dog,  sir." 

Can  we  ever  forget  Corp  Brooks  and  Laddy-da  as  the 
latter  lifted  up  a  specimen  of  iron  "pie-rites"  that  the  former 
had  just  heated  at  the  blowpipe?  Or  of  Wyatt's  "Don't  cher 
tasteit,  Mr.  Procter?" 

Life  has  been  spared  to  us  a  quarter  of  a  century,  but  "on 
this  we  still  insist,  that  the  time  we  spent  in  drawing,  it  always 
will  be  missed."  No  longer  does  the  Noizet  front  call  forth 
groans  and  lamentations  from  the  flyspecks — the  ravelin  has 
been  given  "h — 1"  for  good;  but  we  doubt  not  that  the  mental 
exercise  of  getting  us  safely  through  enabled  Goethals  to  build 
the  Panama  Canal  assisted  by  the  "newborn  joy"  of  our  own 
days. 

The  Department  of  Drawing  must  be  spoken  of  now  as 
that  of  "military  graphics  and  topographical  ethics,"  or  words 
to  that  effect.  The  ghost  of  Shady  Read  still  strolls  through 
our  dreams,  stops,  taps  a  shoulder,  and  whispers:  "Come 
along,  I'll  wash  it  out." 

Poppy  Curtis  with  his  law  book  filled  with  cases  and  cita- 
tions is  no  longer  here  to  help  the  cadets  "while  away  a  half 
hour  while  they  must  hustle  through  the  rest  of  the  lesson." 
Comly  and  Bruff  have  made  way  for  other  but  no  better  men, — 
for  better  men  do  not  exist. 

Poppy  Andrews  was  a  fine  soldier,  scholar,  and  gentle- 
man, but  when  he  made  us  bone  "Quiso  dar  algunos  pasos"  in 
our  first  Spanish  lesson  he  showed  too  much  confidence  in  our 
ability  as  linguists.  Possibly  this  confidence  was  engendered 
by  the  fine  progress  we  have  made  under  Old  Death  Williams' 
and  Scriven's  fine  Parisian  interpretation  of  Keetel's  Grammar 
and  Reader,  but  I  rather  think  it  must  have  been  confidence 
inspired  by  the  mathematical  training  that  Professor  Bass  had 
given  us  in  Davies'  Legendre  when  he  used  to  come  into  the 
section-room  and  soothe  some  of  us  into  unconsciousness  by  the 

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mere  rolling  back  and  forth  of  that  ivory-headed  pencil.  I 
note  that  Bass  is  the  only  man  whom  quite  naturally  I  address 
as  Professor.  We  deemed  him  cold-blooded  as  cadets,  and  he 
was;  but  when  you  got  through  his  hands  safe  and  sound  it  was 
about  equivalent  to  giving  you  the  sheepskin.  I  got  to  know 
him  well  in  after-life  and  I  found  him  a  warm-hearted,  charm- 
ing, level-headed  gentleman.  The  Military  Academy  lost  one 
of  the  ablest  men  it  has  ever  had  when  Edgar  W.  Bass  with- 
drew from  its  active  service.  May  he  live  long  and  prosper, 
and  be  assured  that  he  has  the  respect  and  esteem  of  each  and 
every  member  of  the  Class  of  '86  that  survived  the  ordeal  of 
fire  he  subjected  us  to. 

Our  innocent  pleasures  of  a  walk  to  the  old  South  Gate 
and  to  the  cemetery,  with  a  spring  stroll  to  Battery  Knox 
for  the  purpose  of  easing  our  overcharged  hearts  and  minds, 
would  hardly  please  the  sophisticated  youth  of  the  present  cen- 
tury— they  must  have  excitement  all  the  time,  winter  and  sum- 
mer. Imagine  how  hilarious  to  them  would  have  seemed  the 
one  trip  we  took  away  from  West  Point  in  August,  1885,  on 
the  ferryboat  to  Garrison  to  present  arms  as  the  remains  of 
General  Grant  were  slowly  borne  by  train  through  the  station. 
Imagine  this  as  an  occasion  to  be  remembered  by  kids  who  take 
yearly  trips  to  Gettysburg,  to  Watervliet,  to  Sandy  Hook,  to 
the  Metropolitan,  to  the  Navy  game  at  Philadelphia,  to  Horse 
Shows,  Tournaments,  etc.,  etc.  Do  they  appreciate  their  bless- 
ings?   Well,  we're  old  fogies  and  they  don't  take  us  seriously. 

The  Mess  Hall  where  Old  Spurg  did  such  wonders  to- 
wards appeasing  our  appetites  with  good  dishes  as  well  as  with 
Sammy,  Whale  and  Hand  apples,  has  been  enlarged,  improved 
and  kept  up  with  the  times  by  his  successors ;  so  that,  although 
it  may  be  the  scene  of  a  "silence"  now  and  then,  there  are  as 
few  kicks  from  finicky  cadets  as  we  gave  it  during  our  four 
years'  grind. 

One  misses  the  cheering  slope  of  green  to  the  east  where 
stood  Custer's  monument  with  the  Little  Big  Horn  Yellow- 
hair  Chief  standing  at  bay  with  drawn  sabre  and  pistol.    Where 


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once  was  the  greensward  and  path  that  marked  our  cadet  limits, 
towards  the  station  there  now  stands  probably  the  most  impos- 
ing of  the  new  buildings,  the  Administration  or  Headquarters. 
Immediately  adjoining  it  to  the  north  there  stands  now  vacant 
and  silent  what  was  to  us  for  four  long  years  the  embodi- 
ment of  the  U.  S.  M.  A.,  the  place  where  ruled  from  his  iron 
throne  the  mighty  Wesley.  There  comes  once  again  dear  old 
Wiley  Bean  leaving  "his  presence"  on  the  run,  with  flushed  face 
and  drooping  head;  old  Windy  Elliot  too,  and  even  Simon 
Slick,  are  flabbergasted.  Can't  you  hear  the  "pain  and  morti- 
fication" with  which  he  soaked  us  to  light  prison,  the  area,  or 
con,  showing  that  it  hurt  him  more  than  it  did  us  even  though 
"not  in  the  same  place"?  Can't  you  hear  the  growl  of  anguish 
as  some  of  the  boys  are  caught  with  Mr.  Kinsley's  green  goods, 
or  as  some  long  stray  shot  by  an  unskilled  stone-thrower  breaks 
a  window  and  brings  down  deep  damnation  as  a  destroyer  of 
government  property? 

Old  Wesley!  Yes,  dear  old  Wesley!  Simplicity,  stern- 
ness, severity  marked  our  four  years  with  you,  but  you  earned 
in  addition  to  our  fear  our  respect,  our  admiration;  and  now 
when  you  are  but  a  memory,  you  have  our  love!  You  used  a 
hard  hand  in  forming  our  characters!  But  when  we  reflect 
that  we  owe  everything  that  we  can  call  success  to  the  discipline 
and  teachings  of  our  Alma  Mater  and  failure  to  the  neglect  to 
apply  those  teachings,  then,  Wesley  Merritt,  we  give  you,  our 
peerless  soldier  superintendent,  your  just  reward.  This  win- 
ter, at  night,  by  the  light  of  lanterns  in  the  frozen,  snow-covered 
ground  we  laid  him  to  rest  in  the  hills  where  he  too  was  formed, 
and  for  great  deeds.  "O  eloquent,  just  and  mighty  Death," 
peace  to  the  ashes  of  this  dashing  leader  of  men! 

Within  a  few  days  after  Merritt's  burial  our  beloved  Com- 
mandant, Harry  Hasbrouck,  the  very  best  type  of  the  real 
soldier  and  gentleman,  followed  him  to  the  grave.  How  often 
have  we  fondly  watched  him,  with  his  slight  limp  and  the  old- 
time  salute  as  he  brought  his  right  hand  opposite  the  right 
shoulder  before  dropping  it  to  the  side.     We  have  loved  the 


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red  stripe  ever  since,  for  he  was  the  embodiment  of  all  it  should 
be.  With  his  bushy  brows  and  kindly  heart,  how  often  by  his 
advice  and  admonition  did  he  save  us  from  having  to  beard  the 
lion  in  his  den?     Only  he  could  tell. 

Wesley  and  the  Com  made  a  brace  of  soldiers  and  disci- 
plinarians hard  to  equal  and  never  to  beat. 

General  Hasbrouck,  after  retirement,  lived  in  Newburgh 
and  frequently  came  to  West  Point.  He  was  always  what  he 
had  been,  and  what  he  was  when  he  became  endeared  to  us. 
Would  to  heaven  such  men  could  be  spared  to  the  Army  for- 
ever to  serve  as  an  inspiration  to  the  youngsters  and  mould 
their  esjmt  de  corjjs.  He  was  the  Bayard  of  the  American 
Army : 

''His  bones  are  dust, 
His  good  sword  rust; 
His  soul  is  with  the  saints,  we  trust." 

We  cannot  forget  the  Ordnance  Metcalfe,  those  princes 
amongst  men,  Ned  Casey  and  Oscar  J.  Brown,  nor  Homer  the 
"Coprolite."  If  thoughts  can  wing  their  flights  to  their  pres- 
ent abode,  they  know  that  they  have  left  memories  behind 
them,  memories  far  more  touching  than  cold  obituaries  have 
told. 

But  a  truce  to  these  sad  thoughts.  I  hear  the  West  Point 
Band.  The  Corps  is  on  parade.  They  stretch  out  in  six  com- 
panies and  almost  twice  the  strength  of  our  day.  They  do  not 
know  the  delights  of  the  "carry  arms"  at  review,  nor  the  youth- 
ful effect  of  the  "turn-over"  collar  and  the  jaunty  French  cap 
we  used  to  sport.  Otherwise  they  are  the  same  young,  manly 
fellows.  I  know  them  well.  I  have  had  a  hand  in  teaching 
every  mother's  son  for  years  and  I  am  proud  of  it.  Some 
'  names  amongst  them  have  a  very  familiar  ring — sons  of  class- 
mates and  of  other  Army  officers.  Knowing  them  as  I  do,  I 
take  off  my  hat  to  them  as  they  swing  by  with  the  old  cadet 
snap,  feeling  sure  that  the  corps  of  cadets  continues  to  maintain 
its  high  standard  of  duty  and  honor,  and  will  give  a  satisfactory 

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return  to  the  country,  not  only  in  time  of  trial,  but  in  time  of 
peace  as  well,  for  the  fostering  care  lavished  upon  it  by  a 
grateful  and  generous  people. 

P.  E.  T. 
West  Point,  N.  Y.,  May,  1911. 


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Resigned,  1893.  Residence,  1633  Locust  Street;  office, 
Land  Title  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Volunteer  Service:  Lieutenant  Colonel,  U.  S.  Volun- 
teers, May  to  August,  1898;  Acting  Inspector  General  on 
staff  of  Major  General  J.  H.  Wilson,  commanding  1st  Divi- 
sion, 1st  Arnw  Corps,  Camp  Geo.  H.  Thomas,  Tennessee. 

National  Guard:  Engineer,  with  rank  of  Major,  1st 
Brigade  Staff,  N.  G.  N.  Y.,  November,  1893,  to  February, 
1898;  Major,  commanding  Squadron  "A,"  N.  G.  N.  Y., 
March,  1898,  to  January,  1899;  Adjutant  General,  State  of 
New  York,  and  Chief  of  Staff  to  Governor  Roosevelt,  with 
rank  of  Brigadier  General,  January,  1899,  to  January,  1900, 
when  resigned. 

Special  Duty:  Aide-de-Camp  to  Major  General  John 
M.  Schofield,  commanding  the  Army,  from  1889  to  1892. 

Civil  I^ife:  Lawyer;  Police  Commissioner,  New  York 
City,  1895  to  1898;  Vice-President  and  Director  of  the  Gen- 
eral Asphalt  Company,  the  Barber  Asphalt  Paving  Company, 
the  Uintah  Railway  Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Remarks:  Graduated  Law  School,  Columbian  Univer- 
sity, Washington,  D.  C,  1891,  with  degree  LL.B.,  and  from 
New  York  Law  School,  New  York  City,  1892,  with  degree 
LL.B.;  Prize  Tutor,  New  York  Law  School,  1892-94. 

Personal  History:  Born  April  4,  1864,  Massena,  New 
York.  Married  Mary  C.  Schofield,  September  27,  1888,  at 
Governors  Island,  New  York.  Children:  Schofield  Andrews, 
born  August  7,  1889,  Governors  Island,  New  York  (St. 
Paul's  School,  1906;  Harvard,  1910;  now  law  student  at  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania)  ;  DeLano  Andrews,  born  March  4, 
1894,  New  York  City  (St.  Paul's  School,  1911;  to  enter  Har- 
vard ) . 


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Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Deputy  Quartermaster  General. 
Station:     Schuylkill  Arsenal,  Philadelphia. 

Special  Duty:  School  of  Application  for  Infantry 
and  Cavalry,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  August,  1887,  to 
June,  1889;  Instructor  in  Engineering  at  School,  September, 
1889,  to  September,  1890;  Aide-de-Camp  and  Acting  Engi- 
neering Officer  to  General  A.  McD.  McCook,  Los  Angeles, 
California,  and  Denver,  Colorado,  at  Headquarters,  Depart- 
ments of  Arizona  and  Colorado,  September,  1890,  to  April, 
189.5;  Chief  Quartermaster  to  General  Lawton,  General  Lee, 
and  General  Arnold,  7th  Army  Corps,  2nd  Division,  May- 
November,  1898,  at  Jacksonville  and  Savannah;  Depot  Quar- 
termaster at  Havana,  November,  1898,  to  August,  1900; 
Chief  Quartermaster  and  Depot  Quartermaster,  Division  and 
Department  of  Cuba,  August,  1900,  to  May,  1902;  in  office 
of  the  Quartermaster  General,  Washington,  D.  C,  May,  1902, 
to  September,  1906;  serving  as  Chief  Quartermaster,  Maneu- 
ver Division,  under  General  John  C.  Bates,  at  Fort  Riley, 
1902-03;  Chief  Quartermaster,  Army  of  Pacification,  Cuba, 
October,  1906,  to  April,  1909;  Depot  Quartermaster,  Schuyl- 
kill Arsenal,  Philadelphia,  April,  1909,  to  present  date. 

Volunteer  Service:  With  highest  brevet  rank  beyond 
lineal  commission.  Captain,  Assistant  Quartermaster,  May  12, 
1898;  Major,  Quartermaster,  January  7,  1899;  honorablj^  dis- 
charged June  30,  1901. 

Personal  History:  Born  August  26,  1860,  at  Lancas- 
ter, Ohio.  Married  June  19,  1889,  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  to  Lucy  McCook. 


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iam&  J^mrtt  Mnktr,  Jr. 

Major,  11th  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  D.  A.  Russell, 
Wyoming. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Sioux  outbreak,  1891;  Span- 
ish-American War,  Santiago  expedition  and  El  Caney  combat ; 
Philippine  insurrection — ^Manila  campaign  of  the  spring  of 
1899,  engagements  at  Cainta  and  Talisay,  and  operations 
against  the  Philippine  guerrillas  and  ladrones  from  1902  to 
1905,  inclusive. 

Special  Duty:  Illinois  National  Guard,  1893-96;  Cash- 
ier  and   Quartermaster,    Philippine    Customs    Service,   July, 

1889,  to  August,  1901 ;  Assistant  Chief,  Philippine  Constabu- 
lary, August,  1901,  to  October,  1906. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  25,  1865,  at  Cairo,  Illi- 
nois. Married  Louise  E.  Casey,  Springfield,  Illinois,  Janu- 
ary 15,  1889.     Children:  Jewett  Casey  Baker,  born  March  10, 

1890,  Fort  Yates,  North  Dakota;  Matilda  Gertrude  Baker, 
born  Manila,  Philippine  Islands,  March  28,  1900. 


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■K;!e'<^ili '3B$:sC''ii>4«l 


Major,  7th  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  William  McKinley, 
Philippine  Islands. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Sioux  Indian  campaign, 
South  Dakota,  1890-91;  Philippine  insurrection,  1899 — battles 
of  Zapote  River,  June  13,  1899,  San  Fernando,  August  9, 
1899,  Angeles,  August  16,  1899,  and  various  minor  engage- 
ments in  and  around  San  Fernando  and  Angeles. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major,  7th  Illinois  Infantry,  July 
8  to  October  20,  1898;  Thoroughfare,  Virginia,  and  Middle- 
town,  Pennsylvania. 

Special  Duty:  In  charge  of  Apache  prisoners  of  war 
at  Mount  Vernon  Barracks,  Alabama,  and  Fort  Sill,  Okla- 
homa, 1894-9.5;  Quartermaster  and  Commissar}^,  12th  Infan- 
try; Quartermaster  and  Commissary,  loth  Infantry;  Quarter- 
master by  detail,  31st  Infantry,  October,  1908. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  13,  1862,  Orange, 
Schuyler  County,  New  York.  Married  Cora  Hendrick, 
Hornby,  New  York,  June  30,  1886.  Children:  Cora  Reta 
Ballon,  born  January  10,  1888,  San  Antonio,  Texas  (Ran- 
dolph-Macon Women's  College)  ;  Julia  Bertha  Ballon,  born 
February  14,  1891,  Hornby,  New  York  (Randolph-Macon 
Women's  College)  ;  Senn  Ballon,  born  March  28,  1899, 
Hornby,  New  York;  Alice  Mildred  Ballon,  born  January  22, 
1903,  El  Paso,  Texas. 


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iialurrtt  l|tU  larnitm 

INIajor  of  Cavalry.  Station:  Camp  McGrath,  Philip- 
pine Islands. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Campaign  of  Santiago,  1898. 
Wounded  at  San  Juan  Hill,  July  2,  1898. 

Special  Duty:  Adjutant,  10th  Cavalry,  189.5-99; 
Quartermaster,  8th  Cavalry,  1903-06;  Aide-de-Camp  to  Major 
General  J.  F.  Weston,  1906-09;  Adjutant,  8th  Cavalry,  July 
1,  1910. 

Personal  History:  Born  September  3,  1863,  Syracuse, 
New  York.  Married  ^Martha  S.  ^I.  Maginness,  October  24, 
1889,  New  Albany,  Indiana.  Children:  Frances  Maginness 
Barnum,  born  July  25,  1890,  Fort  Clark,  Texas;  married  to 
1st  Lieutenant  Frank  E.  Davis,  7th  Cavalry,  at  Camp  ^NIc- 
Grath,  Philippine  Islands,  on  March  8,  1911.  Malvern  Hill 
Barnum,  Jr.,  born  May  25,  1905,  at  Fort  McKinley,  Philip- 
pine Islands. 


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Milliam  If^^bn^r  l^an 

Major,  Subsistence  Department,  U.  S.  A. 

Died  March  17,  1904;  Aged  44. 

Bean  entered  the  Academy  with  the  class  in  June,  1882, 
and  soon  gave  evidence  of  the  qualities  which  later  on  made 
him  one  of  its  prominent  men.  Full  of  energy  and  push,  and 
at  the  same  time  unselfish  and  generous  to  a  degree,  he  was 
always  the  man  to  whom  the  class  tin*ned  when  something 
important  had  to  be  done.  It  was  by  his  efforts  that  the  bill 
authorizing  the  appointment  of  additional  second  lieutenants 
was  passed,  and  many  an  officer  now  in  the  Army  owes  his 
commission  to  Bean's  devoted  work.  On  graduation  he  was 
assigned  to  the  2nd  Cavalry,  and  at  the  conclusion  of  his  leave 
he  joined  that  regiment  at  the  Presidio.  Here  he  served  three 
happy  years  and  then  was  sent  East  for  special  duty  with  the 
National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania.  He  went  to  San  Carlos, 
Arizona,  early  in  1891,  and  later  took  command  of  the  Apache 
Scouts  at  Fort  Apache.  While  he  was  on  this  duty,  the 
writer,  together  with  Chaimcey  Baker,  had  occasion  to  visit 
that  post;  and  we  shall  never  forget  the  delight  of  Bean, 
caused  by  the  fact  that  we  were  followed  everywhere  in  the 
garrison  by  an  Apache  Indian  in  full  regalia — detailed  for 
that  particular  job  by  Bean.  Bean  had  named  the  Indian 
"Sukey  Mott,"  because,  as  he  well  said,  that  name  was  too 
good  to  be  lost.  The  two  following  years  he  spent  in  Arizona, 
at  one  time  commanding  the  escort  to  the  Boundary  Commis- 
sion, and  also  engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  the  renegade  Apache, 
"The  Kid."  He  was  promoted  1st  Lieutenant,  8th  Cavalry, 
October  5,  1892,  and  was  transferred  to  his  old  regiment 
December  5th  of  the  same  year.     The  four  years  from  1894 


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to  1898  he  spent  in  garrison  duty  at  Fort  Wingate,  X.  M. 
On  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to 
Tampa,  and  spent  the  next  ten  months  in  the  various  camps 
in  the  South.  He  served  as  Regimental  Quartermaster  from 
June  18,  1898,  to  March  15,  1899,  and  as  Regimental  Commis- 
sar}^ from  April  15,  1899,  until  July  31st  of  the  same  year. 

While  in  Cuba  with  his  regiment  he  was  appointed  a  cap- 
tain in  the  Subsistence  Department,  July  31,  1899.  After  a 
short  tour  in  Washington  he  joined  the  China  Expedition  and 
served  as  Depot  Commissary  at  Tongku,  China,  from  Septem- 
ber 13,  1900,  to  November  7th  of  the  same  year.  He  returned 
to  the  United  States  in  December  and  during  the  next  two 
years  served  as  Purchasing  Commissary  at  various  times  at 
Chicago,  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.  From  the  last  named 
place  he  went  to  Omaha  as  Chief  Commissary,  Department 
of  the  Missouri,  having  been  promoted  to  the  grade  of  major 
in  July,  1901.  In  March,  1904,  he  received  orders  for  duty 
in  the  Philippines,  and  on  the  day  of  his  departure,  March 
17th,  he  died  from  a  self-inflicted  wound. 

No  one  who  knew  Bean  well  will  believe  that  he  was  in 
his  right  mind  when  he  committed  this  act.  For  a  long  while 
after  the  sudden  death  of  his  father  Bean  was  subject  to  fits 
of  acute  melancholia,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  a  recurrence 
of  one  of  these  attacks  ended  his  life. 

Peace  to  his  ashes!  A  loyal  friend,  a  devoted  husband, 
an  efficient  officer,  his  friends  will  not  soon  forget  him. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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ICumn  CIrattt  l^rrg 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Field  Artillery,  unassigned.  Sta- 
tion :     Camp  INIaneuver  Division,  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Porto  Rican  campaign, 
action  near  Yanco,  July  26,  1898.  Philippine  Islands,  1900- 
1901,  various  small  affairs. 

Volunteer  Sp:rvice:  Captain,  A.  A.  G.  Volunteers, 
May,  1898,  to  JNIay,  1899.     Expedition  to  Porto  Rico. 

Personal  History:  Born  November  29,  1863,  Corning, 
New  York.  Married  Emily  JNIinier,  October  28,  1886, 
Elmira,  New  York.  Children :  Marilla  Stanton  Berry,  born 
June  2,  1887,  Fort  Preble,  Maine;  Olive  Elizabeth  Berry, 
born  January  5,  1889,  Fort  Snelling,  Minnesota;  Emily 
Minier  Berry,  born  April  12,  1891,  Fort  INIcHenry,  Maryland; 
Lucien  S.  S.  Berry,  born  February  14,  1893,  West  Point, 
New  York;  Lucy  Berry,  born  December  4,  1895,  West  Point, 
New  York;  Helen  Berry,  born  January  6,  1897,  Fort  Mc- 
Henry,  Maryland.  Married  children:  Marilla  Stanton  Berry; 
married  Lieutenant  T.  N.  Brown,  27th  Infantry,  December  21, 
1907,  at  Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas.  Residence,  Monterey, 
California. 


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iEiuiarJj  Olranatnn  Irooka 

No  photograph  obtainable 

Resigned  May  2,  1905.  Address  and  civil  history  un- 
known.   The  following  data  are  taken  from  Cullum's  Register: 

2nd  Lieutenant,  8th  Cavalry,  July  1,  1886. 

Served:  on  frontier  duty  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1886,  to  October  21,  1887;  Fort  Davis,  Texas,  to 
May  17,  1888;  and  on  the  march  to  and  at  Fort  Yates,  North 
Dakota,  to  — . 

Military  History:  Served:  At  Fort  Yates,  North 
Dakota  (in  the  field  in  South  Dakota,  in  campaign  against 
hostile  Sioux  Indians,  December  14,  1890,  to  January  30, 
1891),  to  November  21,  1891;  Professor  of  Military  Science 
and  Tactics  at  the  Delaware  College,  Newark,  Delaware, 
December  3,  1891,  to  January  27,  1893,  and  at  Girard  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  January  28,  1893.  First 
Lieutenant  of  Cavalry,  6th  Cavahy,  March  8,  1893,  to  Decem- 
ber 6,  1895;  on  leave  to  January  17,  1896;  garrison  duty  at 
Fort  Myer,  Virginia,  to  April  19,  1898;  with  regiment  at 
Camp  Thomas,  Georgia,  and  at  Tampa,  Florida  (Regimental 
Adjutant,  June  1  to  August  6,  1898),  to  June  14,  1898;  in 
the  campaign  against  Santiago  and  in  Cuba  to  August,  1898, 
being  engaged  in  the  battle  of  San  Juan,  July  1-3,  and  in  the 
campaign  against  Santiago,  Cuba,  to  July  17,  1898. 

Captain  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  U.  S.  Volun- 
teers, September  17,  1898;  on  duty  as  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  U.  S.  troops,  Santiago,  Cuba,  August  7  to  October 
2,  1898;  on  duty  as  Assistant  Engineer,  and  various  other 
local  duties,  at  Santiago,  Cuba,  to  March  27,  1899;  on  sick 
leave  to  May  24,  1899;  Aide-de-Camp  to  Brigadier  General 
Wood,  U.  S.  Volunteers,  May  1,  1899;  honorably  discharged 
from  Volunteer  service  May  12,  1899;  Major,  46th  U.  S. 
Volunteer  Infantry,  August  17,  1899  (declined),  to  April  20, 
1900,  being  also  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department 
of  Santiago,  Cuba,  September  28  to  December  30,  1899; 
Auditor  of  the  Island  of  Cuba,  April  20,  1900,  to  — . 

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Joa^pl^  OIIjarbH  Ijjron 

Address :  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  Resigned  from  service 
December  15,  1902. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Pine  Ridge  campaign,  April, 
1890,  to  March,  1891.  Aide  on  staff  of  General  Schwan  during 
Porto  Rican  campaign.  Wounded  in  action  at  Mayaguez, 
Porto  Rico,  September  10,  1898.  On  transport  service 
December,  1898,  to  June,  1899.  In  Philippines  December, 
1899,  to  April,  1900;  in  China  April,  1900,  to  December,  1901. 
Stations:     Hong  Kong,  Taku,  Tientsin,  Pekin. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major,  Quartermaster,  in  China 
during  China  Relief  Expedition,  1900. 

Civil  Life:  Resigned  December  15,  1902,  while  on  duty 
at  Schuylkill  Arsenal,  Philadelphia.  Entered  leather  business 
at  Williamsport,  Maryland.  Member  of  firm  W.  D.  B3a'on  & 
Sons. 

Personal  History  :  Born  November  2,  1860,  at  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Married  Jennie  F.  Wilson,  Fort  Meade,  South 
Dakota,  October  8,  1889.  Children:  Elsie  Byron,  born  Octo- 
ber 31,  1890,  Fort  Meade,  South  Dakota;  Joseph  W.  Byron, 
born  June  3,  1892,  Fort  Meade,  South  Dakota  (U.  S.  JNIilitary 
Academy)  ;  William  D.  Byron,  born  June  15,  1896,  Danville, 
Virginia  (now  attending  Phillips  Exeter  Academy)  ;  David 
W.  Byron,  born  October  17,  1906,  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 


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HtUtam  iJ^amn  ©amp 

Late  2ni)  Lieutenant,  17th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Died  at  Napa,  California,  December  12,  1907;  Aged  44. 

As  the  writer  was  beginning  this  obituary  of  dear  old 
"Bill  File,"  the  mail  brought  in  the  collection  of  songs  that 
were  evolved  from  the  lyric  geniuses  of  '86  during  first  class 
camp  and  the  long  winter  months  of  the  homestretch.  If  any- 
thing were  needed  to  bring  back  the  memoiy  of  this  quaint  and 
many-sided  character,  surely  the  little  poem,  "The  Last  Ban- 
quette," would  do  it.  From  the  dedication  to  his  old  friend  and 
roommate  Chauncey,  to  the  visions  of  the  graduation  dinner 
in  the  end,  we  can  recall  the  memory  of  the  strange  and  lova- 
ble character  that,  as  a  first  classman,  chose  a  cold  and  cheerless 
cockloft  room  "for  the  sake  of  the  view"  and  who  never  let  an 
opportunity  slip  to  do  a  kindly  act  for  a  classmate. 

Camp  was  the  son  of  the  Rev.  C.  W.  Camp,  D.D.,  and 
was  born  in  Waukesha,  Wisconsin.  He  received  his  early 
education  at  the  Union  School  and  Carroll  College,  and  later 
entered  the  State  University  at  Madison.  He  took  the  com- 
petitive examination  for  a  cadetship  at  West  Point  and  entered 
the  Academy  in  June,  1882.  During  the  four  years  he  passed 
on  the  Hudson  he  was  always  a  noted  character  in  the  Corps — 
forever  finding  some  new  and  unheard-of  thing  to  do,  and  at 
the  same  time  keeping  the  respect  and  affection  of  his  class- 
mates to  a  remarkable  degree.  On  graduation  he  was  assigned 
to  the  17th  Infantry  and  joined  in  the  following  fall  at  Fort 
Bridger,  Wyoming.  Here  he  passed  the  next  three  years  and 
here  he  was  married  in  1888  to  Roberta  Hamilton,  the  young- 
est daughter  of  the  late  Judge  William  Carter.     In  the  follow- 


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ing  year  Camp  resigned  and  settled  on  a  fruit  ranch  near 
Napa,  California. 

Here  he  planned  to  make  scientific  viticulture  his  life 
work;  but  another  whim  must  have  seized  him,  for  when  next 
his  classmates  heard  of  him  it  was  as  an  employe  of  the  railway 
mail  service.  He  spent  ten  j^ears  at  this  work,  probably  find- 
ing in  it  the  change  of  scene  and  surroundings  apparently 
so  necessary  to  his  restless  spirit.  He  resigned  in  1905  and 
went  back  to  the  ranch,  and  then  began  a  strange  life  of  long 
trips  on  foot,  accompanied  by  his  wife,  over  the  State  of 
California,  interspersed  with  periods  of  manual  labor  under- 
taken, not  from  necessit}^  but  from  a  keen  desire  to  learn  the 
inner  life  of  the  laborers  in  some  particular  trade.  While 
engaged  in  this  kind  of  work  at  the  Mare  Island  Xavy  Yard, 
he  returned  one  day  in  December,  1907,  to  his  little  shack  on 
the  Napa  ranch,  complaining  of  being  ill.  It  was  difficult  to 
get  a  doctor,  and  when  the  latter  arrived  the  ptomaine  poison- 
ing had  done  its  work.  Alone  with  his  loving  wife,  on  Decem- 
ber 12,  1907,  poor  old  Bill  File  passed  away.  It  was  a  sad 
"last  banquet"  for  him  and  a  dreary  ending  to  a  promising 
career;  but  who  of  us  can  say  that  he  himself  was  not  glad  to 
find  at  least  rest  from  "life's  fitful  fever"? 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Major  of  Cavalry,  General  Staff  Corps.  Station: 
Washington,  D.  C,  War  Department.  House  address: 
1836  Calvert  Street. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  the  field  in  Indian  Terri- 
tory, 1886-87;  Garza  campaign,  Mexican  border,  1891-93; 
Mindanao  campaigns,  1903-05. 

Volunteer  Service:  Captain  of  Porto  Rico  regiment 
of  infantry,  March  1,  1900,  to  February  2,  1901. 

Special  Duty:  College  duty,  Norwich  University, 
Northfield,  Vermont,  1890-91;  recruiting  service,  1893-94-99; 
muster-out  of  Volunteers,  1898-99;  member  of  War  Depart- 
ment General  Staff  since  June  20,  1909. 

Personal  History:  Born  April  12,  1863,  St.  Francois 
County,  Missouri.  Married  Flora  Deshler  King,  daughter 
of  late  Captain  Albert  D.  King,  3rd  Cavalry,  October  6,  1891, 
Lancaster,  Ohio.  Children:  Clara  Mcllvaine  Carter,  born 
1892,  died  1905;  Betty  Landon  Carter,  born  1902;  Mary  Allan 
Carter,  born  1906. 


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l^rlram  ©rarg  Ollagtnn 

Major,  Quartermaster  Department.  Station:  West  Point. 

Volunteer  Service:  Mustered  in  U.  S.  service  as  Cap- 
tain, Troop  C,  Xew  York  Volunteers;  May  20,  1898;  served 
through  the  Porto  Rican  campaign,  taking  part  in  action  at 
Coamo,  August  9,  and  in  skirmishes  in  Aidonito  Pass,  August 
9  to  12,  1898. 

National  Guard:  1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  13th 
Regiment  National  Guard,  New  York;  captain  same  regiment, 
iSlay  12,  1890,  to  July  17,  1893;  jNIajor  and  Engineer,  2nd  Bri- 
gade, to  December  16,  1895 — on  this  latter  date  elected  Cap- 
tain to  Troop  C,  which  he  had  organized  in  Brooklyn  and 
which  was  that  day  mustered  into  state  service;  Colonel,  14th 
Regiment  National  Guard,  New  York,  June,  1899,  to  April 
17,  1901. 

Special  Duty:  Arrived  Philippines,  June,  1901,  as 
Transport  Quartermaster,  U.  S.  transport  "Lawton";  con- 
tinued in  inter-island  transport  service  about  nine  months. 
During  that  time  visited  over  fifty  different  points  in  the 
islands,  landing  troops  and  supplies  in  Samar  during  the  Luk- 
ban  troubles,  stopping  at  various  other  parts  where  operations 
were  more  or  less  active. 

Civil  Life:  Resigned  April  30,  1888.  Re-entered 
service  April  17,  1901.  In  business  in  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
during  that  time.  Served  as  member  of  Fifty-sixth  L^.  S.  Con- 
gress from  Fourth  New  York  District,  1899-1901. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  19,  1862,  at  Clayton, 
Alabama.  First  married  Louise  jNI.  Brasher,  of  Brooklyn, 
New  York,  June  12,  1887.  Second  wife,  Mary  D.  Watson, 
of  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  September  2,  1907.  Children: 
William  Brasher  Clayton,  born  April  7,  1888;  Bertram  Tracy 
Clayton,  Jr.,  born  June  25,  1895  (Riverside  Military  Acad- 
emy, Gainesville,  Georgia).  Married  children:  William  B. 
Clayton;  married  Claude  Hill  McKenzie,  November  12,  1910, 
at  New  York  City. 

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Strliarb  €latbortt^  Olroxton 

Major,  20th  Infantry.  Station:  Cuartel  de  Espana, 
Manila,  Philippine  Islands,  but  expects  to  retire  on  thirty 
years'  service  and  go  to  M^ork  September  1,  1912. 

Volunteer  Service:  Lieutenant  Colonel  commanding 
6th  Virginia  Volunteers  (Negro  infantry,  two  battalions), 
July  30,  1898,  to  February  19,  1899. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Second  Sulu  expedition 
under  General  Wood,  1903.      (Killed  a  few  Moros.) 

Personal  History:  Born  January  24,  1864,  at  Tappa- 
hannock,  Virginia.  Married  Mrs.  C.  deC.  Kittson,  daughter 
of  General  Constant  Williams,  U.  S.  Army,  now  retired,  Feb- 
ruaiy  19,  1902,  at  New  York.  Children:  Two  stepchildren, 
Norman  W.  and  Lucile  Kittson. 


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Malt^r  Ntrtjnlas  Paw  iarrom 

Address:     St.  Augustine,  Florida. 

National  Guard:  Served  in  Ohio  National  Guard  as 
Captain  of  Light  Battery,  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Infantry, 
and  Colonel  of  Artillery  from  December  21,  1891,  to  April  20, 
1897.  Brigadier  General  and  Chief  of  Lngineers  on  staff  of 
Governor  Xash  of  Ohio,  1900-04. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Field  service  with  troops  dur- 
ing a  mining  strike  in  Ohio  during  1894. 

Civil  Life:  Resigned  October  26,  1891.  In  realty 
business  and  real  estate  agent,  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  fifteen 
years ;  Trustee,  Ohio  Medical  Universit}" ;  Director,  Park  Loan 
and  Savings  Company;  Trustee,  W.  A.  Neil  Estate,  etc.  In 
no  active  business  at  this  time,  Jaimary  1,  1911,  except  as 
trustee  or  administrator  of  several  estates. 

Personal  History:  Born  February  18,  1863,  at 
Rochester,  New  York.  Married  Mary  Neil,  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  September  23,  1890. 


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Lieutenant  Colonel,  Deputy  Commissary  General.  Sta- 
tion:    St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Chief  Commissary,  2nd  Divi- 
sion, 8th  Corps,  November,  1899,  to  March,  1900;  Chief  Com- 
missary, General  J.  H.  Smith's  Brigade,  from  the  beginning 
of  the  campaign  to  the  surrender. 

Volunteer  Service:  Colonel,  Commissary  of  Subsist- 
ence (Act  of  July  7,  1898),  July,  1898,  to  March,  1899; 
Major,  Commissary  of  Subsistence,  U.  S.  Volunteers,  April 
18,  1899,  to  December  18,  1900;  Washington,  D.  C,  Chicago, 
Philippine  Islands. 

Special  Duty:  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Isthmian 
Canal  Commission;  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Panama 
Railroad,  February,  1909,  to  January,  1911. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  9,  1862,  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Married  Mary  E.  Wilson,  June  17,  1890,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Children:  Albert  Wilson  Davis,  born  Febru- 
ary 23,  1892,  Washington,  D.  C;  Lamont  Davis,  born  Febru- 
ary 12,  1895,  Washington,  D.  C;  George  Burwell  Davis,  II, 
born  March  8,  1900,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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Lieutenant  Colonel,  Medical  Corps.  Station:  Hot 
Springs,  Arkansas. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Participated  in  Maloliis  cam- 
paign, March,  1899,  and  served  in  trenches  around  Manila, 
April  and  May,  1899,  as  surgeon  of  4th  Infantry. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major  Surgeon,  11th  U.  S.  Vol- 
unteer Cavalry,  August  10,  1899,  to  March  14,  1900.  Major 
Surgeon,  U.  S.  Volunteers,  March  14,  1901,  to  February  1, 
1903. 

Special  Duty:  Commanding  Officer,  Army  and  Navy 
General  Hospital,  since  October  12,  1907- 

Civii,  Life  :  Resigned  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  23rd  Infantry, 
March  21,  1890;  appointed  1st  Lieutenant,  Assistant  Surgeon, 
U.  S.  Army,  May  5,  1892. 

Personal  History:  Born  August  5,  1864,  at  Brookline, 
Massachusetts.  Married  Susie  H.  Copeland,  Fall  River, 
Massachusetts,  July  7,  1886.  Children:  Marjorie  Deshon, 
born  April  14,  1888,  Fort  Wayne,  Michigan  (Smith  College, 
1909)  ;  Percy  Deshon,  born  July  12,  1889,  Somerset,  Massa- 
chusetts (Dartmouth  College,  1911). 


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Mmts  Homa  irm^n 

Address:     Bardstown,  Kentucky. 

War  and  Fiei-d  Service:     Sioux  campaign,  1890-91. 

Volunteer  Service  :  Tendered  services  for  Spanish 
War,  but  was  not  accepted. 

Nationai.  Guard:  Declined  rank  for  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral. 

Civil  Life:  Resigned  April  1,  1894.  Connected  with 
various  business  and  industrial  enterprises. 

Personal  History:  Born  July  18,  1861,  near  Buffalo, 
Kentucky.  Married  Virginia  Megeath,  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
June  12,  1889.  Children:  Margaret  Druien,  born  Novem- 
ber 23,  1891,  Fort  D.  A.  Russell,  Wyoming  ( Vassar  College)  ; 
Mildred  Megeath,  born  May  9,  1894,  Fort  D.  A.  Russell, 
Wyoming. 


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Major,  2nd  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  Thomas,  Ken- 
tucky; April,  1911,  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  taking 
special  course  of  instruction  for  ten  weeks.  Field  Officers' 
Course.  Regiment  sailed  JMarch  5,  1911,  for  station  at  Scho- 
field  Barracks,  Island  of  Oahu. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Service  in  Cuba,  Porto  Rico, 
and  Philippines  before  conclusion  of  treaty  of  peace  with 
Spain.  Probably  the  only  officer  who  had  this  experience. 
In  Philippines  during  insurrection.  Nine  years'  Philippine 
service.  To  date  less  than  three  years'  service  in  the  States 
since  we  went  to  war  with  Spain. 

Special  Duty:  Major,  Philippine  Scouts,  from  Febru- 
ary 28,  1905,  to  July  19,  1909.  Acting  chief  of  Scouts'  Staff, 
Commanding  General's  division,  Philippines,  last  eighteen 
months  of  this  service. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  10,  1861,  Lexington, 
Kentucky.  Married  Mary  Kercheval,  of  Virginia,  October 
23,  1895,  at  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho.  Children:  Henry  T.  Diui- 
can,  born  July  24,  1903,  Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 


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Major,  26th  Infantry.     Station:    Fort  Brady,  Michigan. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Pine  Ridge  Indian  cam- 
paign, 1890-91;  Santiago  campaign,  1898;  Philippine  insur- 
rection and  pacification,  1899-1902;  foreign  service.  Southern 
Islands,  1903-05,  including  expeditions  of  short  duration. 
Commanded  land  operations  of  expedition  to  Pata  Island 
(highly  commended),  1904;  also  successful  expedition  to  Ca- 
gayan  de  Jolo,  1904.  Commanded  in  Cotabato  Valley,  May 
and  June,  190o.  Now  commanding  Fort  Brady,  Michigan. 
While  commanding  battalion  at  Jolo,  Philippine  Islands, 
it  was  pronounced  by  the  Department  Commander,  at  an 
inspection  conducted  by  him,  to  be  the  best  battalion  in  the 
De])artment. 

Special  Duty:  College  duty,  McKeesport,  Pennsylva- 
nia, March  15  to  September  1,  1894;  recruiting  service, 
Roanoke,  Virginia,  July  13,  1906,  to  August  1,  1908. 

Personal  History:  Born  March  3,  1861,  at  Chardon, 
Ohio.  Married  Fanny  M.  Van  Home,  daughter  of  Captain 
W.  M.  Van  Home  (now  Brigadier  General,  retired),  at 
Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  October  20,  1891.  Children:  Gordon 
Adams  Durfee,  born  Fort  D.  A.  Russell,  Wyoming,  August 
17,  1892  (Ann  Arbor)  ;  Loyd  Van  Home  Durfee,  born  Co- 
lumbus Barracks,  Ohio,  December  23,  1895;  Francis  Morris 
Durfee,  born  Columbus  Barracks,  Ohio,  September  15,  1897; 
Dorothy  Durfee,  born  Roanoke,  Virginia,  October  2,  1906; 
Donald  Luiscott  Durfee,  born  Chardon,  Ohio,  Julv  17,  1910. 


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Major.  Address:  Armj^  and  Navy  Club,  New  York. 
Retired  November  16,  1909. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and 
Colonel,  1st  Texas  Volunteer  Infantry,  May  12,  1898,  to  April 
18,  1899,  in  Southern  States  and  garrison  duty  in  Cuba. 

Special  Duty:  Infantry  and  Cavalry  School,  Torpedo 
School,  Military  Attache,  Mexico;  served  in  Philippines  and 
Alaska. 

Personal  History:  Born  February  10,  1862,  at  Bren- 
ham,  Texas. 


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1st  Lieutenant,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Died  August  11,  1898;  Aged  35. 

Elliot  came  of  Army  stock,  being  the  son  of  Colonel 
George  H.  Elliot,  Corps  of  Engineers.  He  entered  the  Acad- 
emy with  the  class  in  June,  1882,  and  soon  became  a  great 
favorite  with  his  classmates.  He  was  possessed  of  a  fund  of 
entertaining  anecdotes,  and  nothing  delighted  him  more  than 
to  retail  them  to  a  group  of  interesting  listeners;  a  tendency 
which  earned  him  the  sobriquet  of  "Windy."  He  was  always 
full  of  energy  and  fond  of  physical  exercise ;  the  latter  charac- 
teristic rather  rare  in  cadets,  who  usually  find  the  physical 
work  kindly  supplied  by  the  authorities  quite  sufficient  to 
satisfy  all  their  cravings  in  that  respect.  On  graduation  he 
was  assigned  to  the  9th  Infantry,  then  serving  in  Arizona. 
From  the  time  he  joined  the  regiment  he  was  selected  for  duty 
connected  with  Indians,  and  was  present  at  San  Carlos  when 
Seward  Mott  met  his  death.  He  entered  the  Infantry  and 
Cavalry  School  at  Fort  Leavenworth  in  Jvme,  1888,  and  was 
graduated  June  25,  1891.  On  September  1,  1891,  he  was 
assigned  to  command  the  Indian  company  of  his  regiment,  and 
marched  it  from  Whipple  Barracks  to  Fort  Huachuca,  Ari- 
zona, a  distance  of  450  miles.  Early  in  1892  he  was  selected 
for  the  important  duty  of  recruiting  Indians  for  the  Army  at 
San  Carlos  and  Fort  Apache,  Arizona.  After  a  tom*  of  regi- 
mental recruiting  duty,  he  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Madison 
Barracks,  New  York,  and  remained  there  imtil  March,  1893, 
when  he  was  detailed  for  duty  with  the  Indian  company  of 
the  12th  Infantry  and  with  the  Indian  prisoners  at  Mount 
Vernon  Barracks,  Alabama.     On  October  19,  1893,  he  was 


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promoted  1st  Lieutenant,  12th  Infantry.  He  took  command 
of  the  Indian  company  of  his  old  regiment  at  Fort  McPher- 
son,  Georgia,  in  July,  1893,  and  remained  with  it  until  the  sum- 
mer of  1894.  In  August  of  that  year  he  was  detailed  as  Pro- 
fessor of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  at  the  University  of 
Alabama  at  Tuscaloosa,  Alabama,  but  was  relieved  in  Septem- 
ber of  the  following  year.  The  three  years  that  followed  were 
spent  with  his  regiment  at  Fort  Niobrara,  Nebraska.  In 
April,  1898,  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to  Chickamauga 
Park,  but  was  detailed  for  duty  in  connection  with  the  muster- 
in  of  volunteer  troops  at  Atlanta,  Georgia.  When  his  regi- 
ment was  ordered  for  duty  with  the  Santiago  Expedition,  he 
joined  it  at  Tampa  and  later  accompanied  it  to  Cuba.  He 
was  present  at  El  Caney  and  the  operations  around  Santiago, 
and,  although  sick  with  malarial  fever,  he  remained  on  duty 
with  his  company  until  after  the  surrender.  He  went  on  sick 
report  for  a  short  time  in  July,  but  again  returned  to  duty, 
evidently  before  he  was  fit;  for  early  in  August  he  was  seized 
with  a  severe  attack  of  remittent  fever  and  died  August  11th, 
at  the  age  of  thirty-five.  He  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at 
Santiago. 

No  one  who  knew  him  can  fail  to  believe  that  he  was 
ready  and  willing  to  give  up  his  life  in  the  service  of  his 
country ;  and  we,  his  classmates,  know  perhaps  best  of  all  what 
a  loss  his  country  sustained  in  the  death  of  this  upright,  gallant 
and  unselfish  soldier. 

The  following  regimental  order  was  published  at  his 
death: 

Headquarters  12th  U.  S.  Infantry, 

Camp  near  Santiago  de  Cuba^ 

August  11,  1898. 
General  Orders,  No.  51. 

First  Lieutenant  William  G.  Elliot,  12th  Infantry,  died 
at  the  Divisional  Hospital,  2nd  Division,  5th  Army  Corps, 
near  Santiago  de  Cuba,  this  morning  at  3.30  from  congestive 
fever  following  remittent  fever  of  a  low  type.     Funeral  ser- 

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vices  will  be  held  at  the  hospital  at  about  4  P.  M.  today.  The 
Regiment  thus  loses  one  of  its  ablest  and  best  officers,  one  whose 
ability  and  devotion  to  duty  are  well  known  wherever  he  has 
served  in  the  Army.  He  dies  a  victim  of  the  epidemic  of  fever 
now  prevailing,  the  disease  contracted  while  bravely  and 
devotedly  performing  his  duties  in  the  campaign ;  at  El  Caney, 
July  1st,  at  San  Juan,  July  2nd  and  3rd,  and  in  the  subsequent 
operations. 

By  order  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Richard  Comba: 

(Signed)  Frank  L.  Winn, 

1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Official  copy: 

(Sgd.)    Frank  L.  Winn, 
Captain  and  Adjutant,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

A  true  copy. 

(Sgd.)    F.  J.  Morrow, 
Captain  and  Adjutant,  12th  Infantry. 

J.  E.  McM. 


Born  in  the  Army  at  Benicia  Barracks,  California,  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  of  distinguished  Army  stock,  William 
George  Elliot  inherited  the  military  spirit  in  its  best  form.  At 
West  Point  he  was  the  embodiment  of  patriotism,  courage  and 
a  high  sense  of  duty  and  honor,  those  fine  qualities  of  character 
that  form  the  ideals  of  the  Academy.  Extremely  sensitive 
and  proud,  he  was  quick  to  resent  an  injury,  but  never  inten- 
tional in  provoking  one;  he  had  the  reserve  and  dignity  of 
a  noble,  but  was  sociable  and  genial  with  his  classmates  and  a 
friend  second  to  none  when  anj^  were  in  trouble.  Such  a 
man,  needless  to  say,  held  the  respect  of  the  entire  cadet  body 
and  of  all  others  who  knew  him.  Several  years  after  gradua- 
tion, while  still  a  second  lieutenant  with  little  prospect  of  pro- 
motion, he  visited  Angel  Island,  California,  and  on  one  occa- 
sion, leaning  against  the  old  columbiad  mounted  in  the  battery 
above  the  present  Fort  McDowell,  while  looking  out  upon 


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the  Golden  Gate  in  thoughtful  mood,  he  said  to  a  classmate, 
"What  would  you  do  if  anything  happened  to  deprive  you  of 
your  commission?"  The  answer  is  not  recalled,  but  he  replied 
in  turn  to  the  same  question,  "I  would  enlist.  I  love  my  pro- 
fession and  would  rather  follow  it  in  any  capacity  than  any 
other." 

Some  years  later  Elliot  was  at  Fort  Niobrara,  Nebraska. 
He  liked  that  station,  enjoj^ed  the  hunting  and  fishing,  de- 
lighted in  riding  with  the  dogs  after  coyotes  and  jack  rabbits, 
and  habitually  lived  in  the  open  when  duties  permitted.  He 
preferred  the  boundless  unfenced  plains,  the  sense  of  freedom 
that  the  life  of  the  prairie  gave,  to  the  greater  comforts  and 
more  conventional  pleasures  of  posts  near  large  cities.  He  did 
chafe  at  times  under  the  exactions  of  routine  and  could  never 
understand  why  he  should  be  called  to  account  for  missing  a 
roll-call  that  he  had  forgotten  while  absorbed  in  the  pleasures 
of  the  chase  or  the  enjoyment  of  a  cross-country  run. 

The  Spanish  War  found  him  at  his  best.  The  first  disap- 
pointment came  when  at  Chickamauga  he  was  detached  from 
his  regiment  and  sent  to  one  of  the  New  England  States  as 
quartermaster  for  a  volunteer  camp,  but  soldierlike  he  obeyed, 
with  little  outward  manifestation  of  the  disgust  he  really  felt. 
His  regiment  was  soon  ordered  to  Tampa,  and  he  chafed  the 
more  while  performing  his  duty  in  the  Eastern  camp ;  he  wrote 
and  telegraphed  for  relief,  but  in  vain,  and  finally  went  to 
Washington.  He  waited  and  took  his  turn  for  an  interview 
with  the  Adjutant  General,  whom  he  knew  personally.  Gen- 
eral Corbin,  thinking  that  Elliot,  like  so  many  others,  was  after 
some  special  preferment,  was  at  first  sharp  and  gruff,  but  was 
disarmed  when  the  latter  told  his  story  and  simply  asked  to 
be  ordered  back  to  his  regiment  so  that  he  could  go  with  it  to 
Cuba.  The  order  was  issued.  Soon  after  the  5th  Army 
Corps  landed  at  Daiquiri,  Elliot,  who  was  a  graduate  of  the 
old  Infantry  and  Cavalry  School,  was  selected  by  Colonel 
Wagner  for  duty  under  him  in  the  reconnaissance  in  front  of 
the    2nd  Division.      This    duty    pleased    and    appealed    to 


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Elliot;  he  was  naturally  a  scout  and  explorer;  the  probability 
of  first  contact  with  the  enemy  was  an  exhilaration  and  an 
incentive  for  his  best  efforts;  he  went  at  the  work  with  great 
enthusiasm  and  full  knowledge  of  its  requirements.  But  he 
had  a  fall,  one  of  those  strange  turns  of  the  Goddess  of  For- 
tune against  which  no  man  can  guard.  Late  at  night  of  the 
same  day  that  he  had  gone  forth  so  cheerily,  he  returned  and 
reported  to  the  Adjutant  at  Regimental  Headquarters,  "Sir, 
I  report  in  arrest  by  order  of  the  Division  Commander,"  The 
Adjutant,  a  classmate,  was  astounded.  Elliot  then  said  that 
after  an  exciting  but  satisfactory  day's  work  the  party  had 
reached  Siboney,  where  the  Division  Commander  joined  them. 
All  were  resting  on  the  porch  of  one  of  the  houses  of  that 
place  engaged  in  general  and  friendly  conversation,  when  a 
sergeant  of  Elliot's  detachment  came  up  and  said,  "Lieuten- 
ant, don't  you  want  a  drink  of  wine?"  at  the  same  time  handing 
his  tin  cup  to  Elliot.  The  latter  took  it,  noticed  that  it  con- 
tained some  claret  and  passed  it  to  the  General,  saying,  "Won't 
you  try  it,  sir?"  Whereupon  the  great  man  jumped  up  and 
in  an  excited,  angry  tone  said  in  substance,  "Sir,  your  men 
have  been  looting,  you  are  in  arrest."  And  so  it  happened 
without  faidt  on  his  part,  without  opportunity  to  explain, 
without  cause  for  provocation,  the  gallant,  splendid  fellow 
foimd  himself  humiliated,  deprived  of  his  sword,  in  disgrace 
with  his  commanding  General  on  hostile  soil,  in  the  face  of  the 
enemj^  at  the  very  beginning  of  the  campaign.  The  follow- 
ing day,  that  of  Las  Guasimas,  the  Division  was  rushed  at  the 
sound  of  firing  to  the  scene  of  the  engagement,  Elliot  in  the 
rear  of  his  company.  As  the  regiment  at  a  swinging,  lively 
pace  passed  by  the  General  and  his  staff,  Colonel  Wagner 
stopped  the  Lieutenant  Colonel  commanding,  said  something, 
and  in  a  moment  Elliot  was  released  from  arrest  and  restored 
to  the  command  of  his  company. 

July  1,  1898,  was  the  day  of  San  Juan  Hill,  of  El  Caney, 
of  glorious  victory  for  the  American  Army  about  Santiago. 
Elliot  in  command  of  Company  "B"  led  the  regiment,  the  12th 


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Infantry,  which  played  a  decisive  part  in  the  battle,  in  the 
attack  upon  the  stone  fort  and  entrenchments  about  El  Caney. 
Leading  his  men  vmder  the  cover  of  the  inequalities  of  ground 
and  the  low  tropical  undergrowth,  he  was  able  to  reach  unob- 
served a  position  on  a  knoll  almost  overlooking  the  enemy's 
trenches  and  within  four  hundred  yards  of  the  stone  fort,  when 
suddenly  a  single  rifle-shot  rang  out  on  the  clear,  still  summer 
morning  like  no  other  shot  the  great  majority  of  the  officers  and 
men  of  Shafter's  Army  "had  ever  heard  before.  It  was  immedi- 
ately followed  by  a  general  fusillade  from  the  fort  and  the 
trenches  about  El  Caney.  Another  of  the  world's  decisive 
battles  had  begun,  the  first  shot  of  which  was  fired  at  Elliot  and 
his  company,  the  vanguard  of  the  American  onslaught  upon 
Vara  del  Rey  and  the  brave  defenders  of  El  Caney.  This 
position  gained  at  the  outset  by  Elliot,  marked  for  many  hours 
the  extreme  front  reached  by  the  6,000  men  who  fought  all  day 
until  foiu*  thirty  in  the  afternoon,  with  casualties  amounting 
to  twenty-nine  officers  and  four  hundred  and  twelve  enlisted 
men  before  El  Caney  could  be  inscribed  upon  the  regimental 
banners  as  one  of  the  nation's  great  achievements. 

The  surrender  of  Santiago  found  the  Army  impregnated 
with  the  germs  of  disease;  the  handwriting  was  on  the  wall. 
The  regiment  had  buried  those  killed  in  battle  on  the  field;  it 
soon  began  to  bury  the  first  to  succumb  to  the  fever  scourge, 
the  Regimental  Quartermaster,  Sergeant  Berry,  first,  and  then 
another  and  another  and  many  more  in  the  days  of  waiting 
that  seemed  never  to  end.  Elliot  tried  in  every  possible  way 
to  alleviate  the  sufferings  of  his  men.  Medicine  and  suitable 
food  were  most  needed.  Sick  himself,  he  went  into  the  city, 
searched  and  found  a  little  quinine,  some  few  delicacies  and 
other  supplies.  He  packed  them  on  the  horse  that  he  had 
borrowed  from  a  staff  officer,  brought  them  to  camp  to  his  men, 
walking  himself  and  leading  the  heavily  laden  animal.  He 
worked  hard  in  and  about  camp,  struggled  to  keep  up,  but  it 
was  no  use.  He  too  had  the  fever;  the  exposure  in  behalf  of 
others   aggravated  if  it   did  not   bring  on  the   short   illness 


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that  followed.  He  was  one  of  the  first  officers  taken  to  the 
newly  established  Division  Hospital,  where  he  died  soon  after. 
While  the  transport  with  the  remnant  of  the  Regiment 
ready  to  sail  for  Montauk  Point  waited  in  the  harbor  of 
glorious  victory  and  pestilential  shame,  the  remains  of  the 
beloved,  honored,  noble  Elliot  were  buried  by  the  men  of  his 
command  temporarily  in  the  cemetery  of  the  city;  they  now 
rest  in  Arlington,  the  nation's  necropolis. 

F.  L.  W. 


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Major  of  Cavalry.    Station:    Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 

Special  Duty:  On  duty,  Infantry  and  Cavalry  School, 
1891-93;  on  recruiting  duty,  1894-95;  on  niustering-in  duty, 
Texas  Volunteers,  April-May,  1898.  Instructor,  Army  Ser- 
vice Schools,  1908  to  date. 

Peksonal  History:  Born  February  5,  1865,  at  Savan- 
nah, Georgia.  Married  at  Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas,  to  Kate 
Walker  Otey,  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  February  8,  1888. 
Children:  Caroline  Elliott,  born  ^Nlarch  8,  1889,  Fort  Reno, 
Oklahoma;  Dabney  Otey  Elliott,  born  October  13,  1890, 
Suwanee,  Tennessee,  member  of  the  present  foin'th  class, 
U.  S.  Military  Academy;  Robert  Habersham  P](lliott,  born 
October  19,  1896,  Fort  Brown,  Texas. 


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Frank  l^ntn«  S^oiul^r 

No  photograph  obtainable 

Resigned  October  30,  1888.  Address  and  civil  history 
unknown.  The  following  data  are  taken  from  Ciillum's 
Register : 

2nd  Lieutenant,  4th  Cavalry,  July  1,  1886. 

Military  History:  Served  on  frontier  duty  at  Fort 
Huachuca,  Arizona,  September  30,  1886,  to  February  6,  1887, 
San  Carlos,  Arizona,  to  Februarj^  23,  1888,  Fort  Huachuca, 
Arizona,  to  May  14,  1888;  on  sick  leave  of  absence  to  Septem- 
ber 10,  1888;  and  on  frontier  duty  at  Fort  Huachuca,  Arizona, 
to  October  30,  1888. 


US 


Captain^  U.  S.  Army^  Retired. 
Died  August  22,  1910;  Aged  47. 

The  writer's  first  experiences  at  the  Military  Academy- 
are  associated  with  a  ground  floor  room  in  the  eighth  division, 
where,  in  September,  1882,  with  Freeland  and  Trout,  whose 
death  notices  he  is  now  writing,  he  underwent  the  pleasant 
ceremonies  that  are  the  lot  of  all  young  aspirants  for  military 
glory  at  the  opening  of  their  West  Point  career.     Freeland 
went  through  the  four  years  without  special  remark,  except 
that  he  was  always  the  same  genial  "Oscar,"  whose  keen  sense 
of  humor  helped  out  many  a  dreary  hour  when  1.5's  were 
occurring  with  too  great  frequency  and  "skins"  were  plentiful. 
His  struggles  with  the  Spanish  language  made  him  famous. 
In  our  last  Howitzer  the  best  known 
"of  all  the  sons  of  men 
Were  the  Spaniard,  Don  Freelando,  and  the  chemist,  Jones, 
E.  N." 

Upon  graduation  he  was  promoted  2nd  Lieutenant,  3rd 
Infantry,  and  stationed  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minnesota.  Here  he 
remained  until  June  1,  1890,  when  he  was  detailed  as  Instructor 
of  Chemistry  at  West  Point.  Here  the  writer  met  him  again, 
and  found  him  the  same  quiet,  jolly  character,  the  same  incorri- 
gible bachelor  as  in  the  cadet  days.  He  was  promoted  1st 
Lieutenant,  5th  Infantry,  July  4,  1892,  and  was  transferred 
to  his  old  regiment  on  August  12th  of  the  same  year.  On  his 
relief  from  duty  at  the  Academy  in  August,  1894,  he  returned 
to  Fort  Snelling,  where  he  remained  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Spanish- American  War.  He  accompanied  his  regiment  to 
Mobile  in  June,  1898,  but  was  too  sick  to  accompany  it  to 


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Cuba  with  the  first  expedition.  Before  he  was  entirely  recov- 
ered he  rejoined  it  in  Cuba  on  July  23rd,  but  was  soon  obliged 
to  take  a  sick  leave  until  October,  1898.  In  January  of  the 
following  year  he  went  to  the  Philippines  and  was  promoted 
Captain,  3rd  Infantry,  March  2,  1899. 

The  disease  which  had  long  been  threatening  him — loco- 
motor ataxia — and  which  had  been  aggravated  by  tropical 
service,  now  made  his  retirement  necessary.  On  October  20, 
1902,  he  was  transferred  to  the  2nd  Infantry  and  on  the  fol- 
lowing day  he  was  placed  on  the  retired  list.  He  returned 
to  his  home  in  Calvert  County,  Maryland,  where  he  remained 
until  his  death,  August  22,  1910. 

His  classmates  will  remember  him  as  an  upright  and 
efficient  officer  and  a  devoted  friend. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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MmtB  ^tni^  3mv 

Major,  10th  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  Benjamin  Har- 
rison, Indiana.  • 

War  and  Field  Service:  Commanding  Company  "D," 
17th  Infantiy,  throughout  campaign  against  Spain,  1898 — 
El  Caney,  San  Juan  Hill,  Santiago;  commanding  Company 
"M,"  17th  Infantry,  Philippine  insurrection,  1900-01;  Regi- 
mental Commissary  and  Quartermaster,  17th  Infantry,  Cuban 
pacification,  1906-07. 

Special  Duty  :  Graduate,  Submarine  School  of  Mining, 
1891;  Military  Instructor,  Delaware  College,  Delaware,  1893- 
97;  graduate.  Army  School  of  the  Line,  1908;  graduate.  Army 
War  College,  1909. 

Remarks:  Service  as  Regimental  Adjutant,  Commis- 
sary and  Quartermaster  in  campaigns  in  Cuba  and  Philip- 
pines; also  in  Moro  campaigns,  in  addition  to  commanding  a 
company  in  each. 

Personal  History:  Born  March  15,  1864,  Bowling 
Green,  Pike  County,  Missouri.  Married  (1)  Mary  Lee  Mar- 
shall, niece  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall  and  General  Robert  E. 
Lee,  March,  1888,  who  died  April,  1890,  no  issue;  (2)  Sarah 
Elizabeth  Hewit,  daughter  of  H.  S.  Hewit,  Chief  Surgeon  to 
General  U.  S.  Grant,  August  26,  1892.  Children:  Sarah 
Lloyd  Frier,  born  July  5,  1893,  Wilmington,  Delaware  (Notre 
Dame,  of  Maryland)  ;  J.  Henly  Frier,  born  July  26,  1895, 
Wilmington,  Delaware;  John  Mason  and  Mary  Alcj''  (twins), 
born  December  15,  1899,  Bridgeport,  Connecticut. 


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2nd  Lieutenant,  24th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Died  March  28,  1889;  Aged  25. 

Fulton  entered  the  Academy  from  Ohio  in  June,  1882, 
and  was  graduated  with  the  class  June  12,  1886,  holding  the 
highly  honorable  and  difficult  position  of  "goat."  He  was 
promoted  2nd  Lieutenant,  24th  Infantry,  and  in  October 
joined  his  regiment  at  Fort  Supply,  Indian  Territory.  Dur- 
ing the  all-too-short  period  of  his  service  he  counted  Fort  Sup- 
ply as  his  station,  but  he  was  continuously  away  on  detached 
service,  principally  in  the  field.  He  commanded  Company 
"B,"  Indian  Scouts,  from  October  21,  1887,  to  May  24,  1888, 
and  while  on  this  duty  he  was  sent  out  to  scout  for  timber 
thieves,  a  duty  which  he  performed  with  marked  good  judg- 
ment and  discretion.  He  spent  the  month  of  May,  1888, 
guarding  Indian  property  and  herds  along  the  Canadian 
River.  In  March,  1889,  he  went  to  Fort  Bowie,  Arizona,  for 
garrison  court-martial  duty.  On  the  completion  of  this  work 
he  returned  to  Fort  Bayard,  New  Mexico,  where  he  was  seized 
with  pneumonia  on  March  23,  and  died  March  28,  1889. 

It  seems  almost  an  idle  task  to  recall  Fulton's  good  quali- 
ties to  his  classmates  who  remember  him  so  well.  Always 
cheerful  and  full  of  high  spirits,  he  was  forever  making  the 
grey  days  look  bright ;  he  never  made  an  enemy,  and  his  quaint 
wit  and  wise  sayings  earned  his  nickname  of  "Moses."  The 
esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  his  regiment  is  attested  by  the 
following  order  published  at  the  time  of  his  death: 


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Headquarters  24th  U.  S.  Infantry, 

Fort  Bayard,  N.  M., 

March  31,  1889. 
Orders,  No.  20. 

It  is  with  deep  sorrow  that  the  Regimental  Commander 
announces  the  death  of  2nd  Lieutenant  D.  W.  Fulton,  24th 
Infantry,  who  died  on  the  28th  instant,  of  pneumonia,  at  Fort 
Bayard,  New  Mexico. 

Lieutenant  Fulton  was  born  in  Ohio,  October  31,  1863, 
appointed  a  cadet  at  West  Point  from  Illinois  in  1882,  was 
graduated  in  1886  and  assigned  to  the  24th  Infantry,  then 
stationed  in  the  Indian  Territory. 

He  was  on  detached  service  in  1888  at  the  Cantonment, 
Indian  Territory,  in  command  of  a  detachment  guarding  trails 
and  escorting  herds,  at  a  time  when  there  was  danger  of  serious 
trouble  with  the  Indians,  and  by  his  good  judgment  and 
prompt  action  in  arresting  turbulent  characters  averted  what 
might  have  resulted  in  serious  complications. 

Lieutenant  Fulton  was  a  young  officer  of  much  promise, 
of  high  moral  character,  and  by  diligence  and  faithfulness  in 
the  discharge  of  his  official  duties  and  his  kind  and  gentlemanly 
deportment  had  gained  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  with 
whom  he  had  served  and  associated. 

As  a  mark  of  respect  for  the  deceased  the  regimental 
colors  will  be  draped  and  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  will  wear 
the  usual  badge  of  mourning  for  thirty  days. 
By  order  of  Colonel  Bliss : 

(Signed)  J.  J.  Brereton, 

1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  24th  Infantry. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Captain,  22nd  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Killed  in  Action  June  3,  1900;  Aged  39. 

Wounded  at  El  Caney,  killed  in  action  in  the  Philippine 
insurrection — this  might  well  constitute  the  whole  obituary 
of  a  soldier.  To  have  this  glorious  testimony  of  duty  done 
graven  on  a  tablet  in  the  Memorial  Hall  at  West  Point  was 
the  good  fortune  of  our  dead  classmate.  As  we  remember 
him — the  "boy  officer"  of  Kipling — we  might  not  at  first  asso- 
ciate his  trim  form  and  gentle  ways  with  such  a  record  as  this ; 
but  we  who  know  what  the  motto  "Duty,  Honor,  Country" 
means  to  all  the  sons  of  West  Point,  know  also  that  every  one 
of  them  would  be  glad  to  meet  with  such  a  fate  as  this. 

Godfrey  came  to  the  Academy  from  New  York  City  and 
was  assigned  to  "C"  Company.  He  went  through  the  four 
years,  his  career  unmarked  by  any  lofty  ambition  for  chevrons 
or  by  frequent  perambulations  on  the  area.  The  writer 
remembers  him  particularly  as  a  faithful  attendant  at  the  hops, 
where  he  chiefly  distinguished  himself  by  always  selecting  the 
tallest  girl  in  the  room  to  dance  with,  and  by  the  cheerful  way  in 
which  he  often  helped  out  a  distracted  hop  manager  with  a 
large  bouquet  of  wall-flowers  on  his  hands. 

On  graduation  he  was  assigned  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  12th 
Infantry,  and  joined,  after  the  usual  leave,  at  Fort  Sully, 
S.  D.  He  spent  the  seven  years  of  service  in  this  regiment  at 
the  above  named  post,  at  old  Fort  Pierre,  S.  D.,  and  at  Fort 
Bennett.  On  February  1,  1893,  he  was  promoted  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, 22nd  Infantrj^  and  joined  his  new  regiment  at  Fort 
Keogh,  Montana,  in  April  of  the  same  year.  The  usual  gar- 
rison duties  were  performed  at  this  post,  at  Forts  Yates  and 


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Meade,  S.  D.,  and  at  Fort  Crook,  Nebraska,  until  1898,  with 
the  exception  of  a  tour  of  duty  in  the  railroad  strikes  of  1894 
on  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  and  a  long  sick  leave  of  seven 
months  in  1896. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  accompanied  his  regiment 
to  Tampa  and  sailed  with  the  Santiago  Expedition  on  June 
14,  1898.  He  was  shot  in  the  attack  on  El  Caney,  July  1st, 
and  when  the  fighting  was  over  he  was  invalided  home  on  a 
three  months'  sick  leave.  At  the  conclusion  of  this  leave  he 
rejoined  his  regiment  at  Fort  Crook,  Nebraska,  in  October, 
1898.  Although  unfit  for  field  service  as  the  result  of  his 
wound  received  in  the  Santiago  campaign,  he  started  with  his 
regiment  for  the  Philippines  in  January,  1899;  but  on  reach- 
ing San  Francisco  he  was  unable  to  continue  farther,  and  was 
given  a  three  months'  sick  leave.  He  was  promoted  Captain, 
22nd  Infantry,  March  2,  1899,  and  sailed  for  the  Philippines, 
where  he  arrived  in  June  of  the  same  year. 

He  commanded  Company  "D"  of  his  regiment  at  Candaba, 
P.  I.,  performing  at  the  same  time  the  duties  of  Provost  Mar- 
shal at  that  place.  In  November  he  was  transferred  to  Com- 
pany "A."  During  this  period  he  was  engaged  in  the  trying 
service  incident  to  the  insurrection,  and  stuck  to  his  post, 
although  often  too  sick  to  be  on  duty  roster  at  all.  In  January, 
1900,  he  assumed  command  of  Santa  Anna,  Pampanga,  Luzon, 
and  continued  on  this  duty  to  March  15,  1900.  On  the  early 
morning  of  June  3,  1900,  he  was  killed  in  action  at  Bulucan 
Mountain,  near  San  Miguel  de  Mayumo,  and  later  was  buried 
in  the  National  Cemetery  at  Manila. 

The  following  order  was  issued  upon  his  death  from  the 
headquarters  of  his  regiment: 

Headquarters  22nd  U.  S.  Infantry, 

Arayat,  Luzon,  P.  I.,  June  4,  1900. 

General  Orders,  No.  10. 

Captain  George  J.  Godfrey,  22nd  U.  S.  Infantry.  Killed 
in  action.  Shot  through  the  heart.  His  military  record  is 
closed.     A  brilliant  career  ended. 


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Deeds,  silent  symbols  more  potent  than  words,  proclaimed 
his  soldier  worth. 

The  histories  of  the  5th  and  8th  Army  Corps  are  his. 

Official  commendation  but  emphasized  what  all  men  knew. 

Cuban  soil  saw  his  valor. 

Under  a  tropical  sun,  on  morn  of  June  3,  1900,  among 
the  lonely  fastnesses  of  the  Bulucan  Mountains,  as  victory 
crowned  the  combat,  he  gave  for  "the  flag"  the  life  he  had 
dedicated  to  his  country. 

His  mind  was  trained  for  the  profession  of  arms. 

His  heart  and  impulses  were  generous. 

Conscientious  and  zealous  discharge  of  duty  were  his  guid- 
ing tenet. 

He  sought  no  preferment  through  avenues  foreign  to  the 
service.  His  first  thought  was  his  country's  cause — personal 
ambition  his  last. 

Thus  he  stood  a  peer  among  the  best  type  of  American 
soldier. 

In  the  civil  administration  of  a  pueblo,  to  the  misguided 
native  people  he  extended  the  hand  of  fellowship  and  led  them 
along  the  true  path  of  civilization.     His  work  is  enduring. 

Into  the  unspeakable  grief  which  now  moves  the  hearts  of 
those  who  dwell  in  our  far-distant  native  land,  we  dare  not 
enter.     In  silence  and  with  memory  filled  with  sorrow,  the 
Regiment  stands  and  mourns  with  them  for  our  brother. 
By  order  of  Major  Baldwin: 

(Signed)    ^  H.  C.  Hodges,  Je., 

Captain,  22nd  Infantry,  Adjutant. 
Official: 

Geo.  S.  Simonds, 

Captain,  22nd  Infantry, 
Adjutant. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Halter  l|?ttrg  O^nr&on 

Major  of  Infantry,  detailed  Inspector  General.  Station: 
Headquarters  Department  of  Dakota,  St.  Paul,  JNIinnesota. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Philippine  campaign  on 
Islands  of  Panay  and  Guimaras,  March,  1899,  to  September, 
1901.  Commanded  Moimted  Scouts,  October,  1899,  to  Sep- 
tember, 1901.  With  General  Hughes'  expeditions  against 
Capiz  and  Calibo,  Panaj^  Xovember,  1899,  to  March,  1900. 
In  command  of  operations  against  Quintin  Salas,  February  to 
April,  1901.  Engagements:  La  Granja,  Passi,  Antique,  and 
a  number  of  minor  actions  and  skirmishes  in  Panay  during 
1899,  1900,  and  1901. 

Volunteer  Service:  With  1st  Delaware  Volunteer 
Infantry  during  Spanish- American  War — Major,  June  29 
to  August  20,  1898;  Colonel,  August  21  to  November  16,  1898. 
At  Middletown,  Delaware,  Camp  Meade,  Pennsylvania,  and 
Wilmington,  Delaware. 

Special  Duty:  Submarine  Mining  Course,  Willets 
Point,  December,  1890,  to  October,  1891.  On  duty  at 
World's  Fair,  Chicago,  June,  1893,  to  March,  1894.  On  duty 
at  Louisiana  State  University,  Baton  Rouge,  September,  1894, 
to  September,  1895,  and  at  Delaware  College,  Newark,  Janu- 
ary, 1897,  to  April,  1898.  JNIustering  duty,  Middletown,  Del- 
aware, April  to  June,  1898;  Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral, Headquarters  Department  Visayas,  Iloilo,  May,  1903, 
to  May,  1904.  Detailed  General  Staff,  November,  1907,  to 
March  23,  1909.  Detailed  Inspector  General's  Department, 
April  2,  1910. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  24,  1863,  at  Artonisch, 
Mississippi.  Married  Laura  A.  Doan,  February  17,  1896, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Children:  Ellen  M.  Gordon,  born  Sep- 
tember 21,  1897,  Wilmington,  Delaware  (Visitation  Convent, 
St.  Paul,  Minnesota). 


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Captain,  11th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 
Died  at  Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas,  May  11, 1911 ;  Aged  47. 

Haines  came  of  military  stock,  being  the  son  of  General 
T.  J.  Haines,  Class  of  1849,  U.  S.  Military  Academy.  He 
entered  the  Academy  in  September,  1882,  and  was  graduated 
June  12,  1886.  Commissioned  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  5th  Cav- 
alry, July  1,  he  joined  his  regiment  at  Fort  Riley,  Kansas, 
in  October  of  the  same  year.  He  was  at  once  ordered  on  field 
service,  accompanying  a  band  of  Indians  to  the  Fox  Indian 
reservation  in  the  Indian  Territory.  After  a  short  tour  at 
Fort  Sill  he  entered  the  Infantry  and  Cavahy  School  at  Fort 
Leavenworth,  September  1,  1887,  and  was  graduated  there- 
from June  24,  1889.  Shortly  after  joining  his  troop  he  was 
detailed  on  temporary  duty  as  assistant  instructor  in  the 
Department  of  Engineering  at  the  school,  but  relinquished 
this  duty  to  take  part  in  the  Pine  Ridge  campaign. 

He  was  later  assigned  to  duty  as  a  regular  instructor  at 
the  Infantrj^  and  Cavalry  School,  where  he  remained  until 
relieved  at  his  own  request,  September  1,  1893.  He  was  pro- 
moted to  1st  Lieutenant,  1st  Cavalry,  July  22,  1892,  but  was 
transferred  to  his  old  regiment  in  December  of  the  same  year. 
After  several  months'  service  in  Texas  he  was  ordered  to  Wash- 
ington on  temporary  duty,  upon  completion  of  which  he  took 
a  course  of  instruction  at  Springfield  Arsenal,  remaining  there 
imtil  October  1,  1894.  He  was  appointed  Regimental  Quar- 
termaster March  1,  1897,  and  served  in  that  capacity  at  Mobile, 
Alabama,  and  at  Tampa,  Florida,  during  the  Spanish- Ameri- 
can War.  From  the  latter  place  he  was  forced  to  take  a  sick 
leave  from  August  imtil  December,  1898.     Troop  duty  and 


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a  tour  of  recruiting  service  filled  the  time  until  January  11, 
1899,  when  he  rejoined  his  regiment  at  San  Juan,  Porto  Rico. 

Returning  to  the  United  States  in  August,  1900,  he  took 
station  at  Fort  Myer,  Virginia.  He  was  promoted  Captain, 
February  2,  1901,  and  later  was  assigned  to  the  11th  Cavalry. 
He  organized  Troop  "A"  of  that  regiment  at  Fort  Myer  and 
later  changed  station  with  it  to  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Vermont. 
From  the  latter  post  he  went  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  Missouri, 
where  he  commanded  tlie  post  and  the  1st  squadron  of  his 
regiment  until  August  1,  1901.  He  sailed  with  his  regiment 
for  the  Philippines  in  January,  1902,  and  on  arrival  in  Manila 
was  sent  to  Samar  for  station.  During  his  Philippine  tour  he 
acted  as  assistant  to  the  Adjutant  General,  Department  of 
Luzon,  and  later  was  appointed  Aide-de-Camp  to  Major  Gen- 
eral J.  F.  Wade,  commanding  the  division. 

In  February,  1904,  he  returned  to  the  United  States,  and 
after  a  short  leave  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Fort  Riley,  Kan- 
sas. He  was  appointed  Regimental  Adjutant  in  June,  1905, 
and  reported  for  duty  at  Fort  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  During 
the  Fort  Riley  maneuvers  of  1906  he  acted  as  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Maneuver  Camp.  Shortly  after  returning  to  his 
post  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to  Cuba,  arriving  in  Havana 
October  19,  1906. 

From  his  return  to  the  United  States  in  December  of  the 
same  year  until  the  departure  of  his  regiment  for  the  Maneu- 
ver Camp  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  in  March,  1911,  Captain 
Haines  served  with  his  troop  at  various  posts  in  the  United 
States.  During  this  period  he  was  called  upon  many  times 
for  important  special  duty,  such  as  the  inspection  of  militia, 
as  Chief  Range  Officer  at  Camp  Perry,  Ohio,  in  charge  of  the 
arrangements  for  the  Military  Tournament  at  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  etc. 

At  San  Antonio  Haines  commanded  the  1st  squadron, 
1st  Provisional  Regiment.  While  at  Leon  Springs  with  his 
command  he  became  ill  and  was  obliged  to  return  to  the 
Maneuver  Camp  on  May  5th.     He  was  operated  upon  for 


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appendicitis,  but  peritonitis  set  in  and  he  died  at  12.45  A.  M., 
May  11th.  His  body  was  brought  to  Washington  and  buried 
from  the  Post  Chapel  at  Fort  Mj^er  on  May  15th.  His 
remains  lie  in  the  National  Cemetery  at  Arlington. 

The  above  bald  statement  of  Haines'  service  gives  but  a 
faint  idea  of  the  fidelity  and  devotion  with  which  he  performed 
every  duty  that  was  given  him  to  do.  At  home,  in  Cuba, 
Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippines  he  was  always  the  efficient 
and  lovable  officer  and  gentleman.  The  mass  of  flowers  that 
covered  his  coffin  as  it  lay  in  the  chapel  at  Fort  Myer  bore 
mute  but  convincing  testimony  as  to  what  the  enlisted  men 
thought  of  him  as  an  officer. 

At  the  time  of  Haines'  death  his  name  was  before  the 
Senate  as  a  Major  of  Cavalry,  but  he  was  not  confirmed  in 
time  to  accept  the  commission. 

The  following  regimental  order  was  published  on  the  occa- 
sion of  Captain  Haines'  death: 

Headquarters  11th  Cavalry, 
San  Antonio,  Texas,  May  11,  1911. 

General  Orders,  No.  26. 

The  Regimental  Commander  has  the  sad  duty  of  announc- 
ing the  death,  from  appendicitis,  of  Major  John  T.  Haines, 
Captain  of  the  11th  Cavalry  since  its  formation,  and  whose 
promotion  to  the  grade  of  Major  had  just  been  announced. 

Major  Haines  was  an  accomplished  and  brilliant  officer, 
whose  untimely  death  is  a  great  loss  to  the  Army. 

As  a  comrade  Major  Haines  endeared  himself  to  all  of 
his  brother  officers  by  his  kind  and  lovable  natvu'e.  As  a 
commander  he  had  the  devotion  and  respect  of  his  men. 

The  sympathy  of  the  Regiment  is  extended  to  his  mourn- 
ing family. 

The  usual  mark  of  mourning  will  be  worn  for  thirty  days. 
By  order  of  Colonel  Parker: 

Herbert  A.  White, 
Captain  and  Adjutant,  11th  Cavalry. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Major  of  Cavalry.  Station :  Fort  Reno  Remount  Depot, 
Fort  Reno,  Oklahoma. 

Voi-UNTEER  Service:  Major,  2oth  Missouri  Volunteer 
Infantry,  May  23  to  July  22,  1898,  at  Jefferson  Barracks, 
Missouri;  Colonel,  6th  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  July  23, 
1898,  to  May  10,  1899,  Florida,  Georgia,  and  Cuba. 

Special  Duty:  Detailed  Quartermaster's  Department, 
November  7,  1905,  to  November  6,  1907.  In  charge  of  Fort 
Reno  Remount  Depot  from  its  organization,  April  22,  1907, 
to  date. 

Personal  History:  Born  April  30,  1864,  at  Arrow 
Rock,  Saline  County,  Missouri.  Married  Adelaide  Parker 
Russell,  January  7,  1891,  Springfield,  Missouri.  Children: 
Ruth  Emily  Hardeman,  born  October  25,  1891,  Fort  Sherman, 
Idaho;  Pauline  Russell  Hardeman,  born  July  29,  1896,  Fort 
Assinniboine,  Montana. 


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FlngJi  IfarrtH 


Address:  (summer)  "Stake",  Aldie,  Virginia;  (winter) 
1717  P  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

War  and  Field  Service:  One  year's  continuous  war 
service  with  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry,  against  Filipino  insurgents, 
from  1899  to  1900;  names  and  dates  of  skirmishes  and  engage- 
ments forgotten. 

Special  Duty:  Militaiy  Attache,  U.  S.  Legation, 
Brussels,  Belgium,  1892-97,  five  years;  Military  Attache, 
American  Embassy,  Vienna,  Austria,  1901-05,  four  years. 

Civil  Life:  Resigned  as  Captain,  4th  Cavalry,  March 
31,  1906.     Now  a  farmer. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  26,  1861,  Barbour 
County,  West  Virginia.  Married,  at  Hong  Kong,  China, 
Eleanor  Truax  O'Neil,  of  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  June 
19,  1900.  Children:  Eleanor  Harris,  born  April  19,  1901, 
Manila,  Philippine  Islands;  Mary  Virginia  Harris,  born 
December  31,  1902,  Vienna,  Austria;  Martha  Harris,  born 
April  8,  1904,  Vienna,  Austria;  Floyd  Morrison  Harris, 
born  June  25,  1905,  Tacoma,  Washington;  Sarah  Harris, 
born  April  26,  1909,  Aldie,  Virginia. 


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HtUtam  ^mv^  Ifag 


V 


Major  of  Cavalry.     Station :  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Vermont. 

Volunteer  Service  :  Captain,  Assistant  Quartermaster 
of  Volunteers,  November  26,  1898,  to  March  15,  1901.  Served 
as  such  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  till  December  28,  1898, 
in  charge  of  Commissary,  Quartermaster  and  Ordnance  prop- 
erty and  subsistence  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  during  their 
muster-out.  Served  in  Cuba  as  Collector  of  Customs  of 
Matanzas;  also  during  October  and  November,  1900,  as  Chief 
of  Customs  Service  of  Cuba  and  Collector  for  Port  of  Havana. 

Special  Duty:  Routine  service  in  all  staff  departments. 
Quartermaster  in  charge  of  all  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  at 
their  camp.  Mount  Gretna,  Pennsylvania,  April  30  to  Decem- 
ber 28,  1898.  On  civil  duty  as  Collector  of  Customs,  etc.,  at 
Matanzas,  Cuba,  December  28,  1898,  to  May  20,  1902;  during 
four  months  of  this  time  was,  in  addition  to  duties  at 
Matanzas,  Acting  Chief  of  the  Customs  Service  of  Cuba  and 
Collector  for  the  Port  of  Havana.  Foiu'  years  and  eight 
months  on  college  duty  in  Pennsylvania. 

Personal  History:  Born  on  a  farm  near  Monticello, 
Florida,  July  16,  1860.  Married  Edith  Carman,  of  Easton, 
Maryland,  November  17,  1887.  Children:  Thomas  Robson 
Hay,  born  San  Antonio,  Texas,  October  2,  1888  (Pennsylva- 
nia State  College,  1909)  ;  William  Wren  Hay,  born  Fort 
Leavenworth,  Kansas,  January  6,  1890  (University  of  Ver- 
mont, 1910)  ;  Edward  Northup  Hay,  born  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  February  20,  1891  (Cornell  University,  1912)  ;  Rich- 
ard Carman  Hay,  born  Fort  Custer,  Montana,  December  22, 
1893  (University  of  Vermont,  1913). 


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Major,  29th  Infantry;  by  detail  member  of  General  Staff 
Corps.  Station:  Denver,  Colorado,  but  on  duty  in  the  field 
in  connection  with  maintaining  the  neutrality  laws  between 
the  United  States  and  Mexico  on  the  Arizona-New  Mexico 
southern  boundary. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  field  from  April,  1896,  to 
August,  1896,  in  southern  Arizona  in  connection  with  Indian 
depredations.  In  field  in  Southern  camps,  April,  1898,  to 
August,  1898.  In  field  in  Porto  Rico,  August,  1898,  to 
December,  1898,  taking  part  in  engagement  at  Hormigueros, 
Porto  Rico.  In  Philippines  from  April,  1899,  to  March,  1902. 
Took  part  in  engagement  of  Paranagua  and  Zapote  Bridge, 
June,  1899.  In  actions  in  San  Fernando  and  Calulut,  North 
Luzon,  August,  1899;  at  Bamban,  August,  1899;  at  Angeles, 
August,  1899,  and  in  minor  affairs  about  Angeles,  October, 
1899.  In  Philippine  Islands,  April,  1904,  to  November,  1905, 
but  was  absent  on  leave  and  detached  serv^ice  for  several 
months. 

Special  Duty:  Instructor  in  Department  of  Mathe- 
matics, United  States  Military  Academy,  from  1891  to  1895; 
Regimental  Adjutant,  11th  Infantry,  April,  1898,  to  July, 
1898;  Regimental  Quartermaster,  12th  Infantry,  from 
November,  1899,  to  May,  1902;  Regimental  Adjutant,  12th 
Infantry,  from  October,  1903,  to  July,  1905;  member  of  Gen- 
eral Staff  from  March  28,  1907,  to  date.  Commissar}^  of  Sub- 
sistence Department,  Colorado,  July  1,  1907,  to  date. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  17,  1864,  Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania. 


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Major,  15th  Infantry.     Station:     Fort  Douglas,  Utah. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Served  in  Cuba,  Spanish  War, 
Santiago  campaign,  1898,  and  in  Philippine  Islands,  1899- 
1902. 

Personal  History:  Born  July  9,  1863,  at  Waterbury, 
Connecticut.  Married  Elizabeth  Lapham  Howard,  Septem- 
ber 1,  1886,  Syracuse,  New  York.  Children:  Adele  Howard 
Holley.  Married  children:  Adele  H.  Plolley,  to  Lieutenant 
J.  M.  Wainwright,  1st  Cavalry,  February  18,  1911,  at  Fort 
Douglas,  Utah.     Station,  Fort  Yellowstone,  Montana. 


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Arthur  Jntinaon 


No  photograph  obtainable 

Major,  19th  Infantry.  Station:  Camp  Jossman,  Gui- 
maras,  Philippine  Islands. 

Wab  and  Field  Service:  In  Spanish  War  with  5th 
Army  Corps,  General  Chaffee's  Commissary;  at  El  Caney 
and  the  siege  and  surrender  of  Santiago;  Philippine  insurrec- 
tion, 1899-1901:  with  Kobbe's  expedition  up  the  Rio  Grande; 
with  General  Schwan's  expedition  around  Imus ;  with  General 
Wheaton's  expedition,  landing  at  San  Fabian  in  rear  of 
Aguinaldo's  army.  Engagements:  San  Fernando,  Cavite 
Vie  jo,  Novalete,  San  Francisco  de  Malabon,  San  Fabian,  and 
Asingan.     In  active  service  since  1882. 

Special  Duty:  Graduate  A.  S.  of  the  L.,  1908;  War 
College,  1909;  in  charge  of  White  Mountain  Apaches,  1891-94; 
recruiting  duty,  Evansville,  Indiana,  1902-03;  umpire  at 
maneuvers.  Fort  Riley,  1908;  Fort  Benjamin  Harrison,  1908; 
Massachusetts,  1909. 

Personal  History:  Born  July  9,  1861,  St.  Peter,  Min- 
nesota. Married  Edith  Jackson  Read,  December  23,  1890, 
Red  Rock,  Pennsylvania.  Children:  Arthur  Read  Johnson, 
born  October  20,  1891,  Red  Rock,  Pennsylvania  (St.  Thomas 
College,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota)  ;  William  Ogden  Johnson,  born 
February  27,  1893,  Fort  Apache,  Arizona  (St.  Thomas  Col- 
lege) ;  Edith  Margaret  Johnson,  born  May  11,  1895,  Columbus 
Barracks,  Ohio  (St.  Catherine's  College,  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
sota) ;  Franklin  Oliver  Johnson,  Jr.,  born  February  9,  1898, 
Columbus  Barracks,  Ohio. 


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Major,  17th  U.  S.  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  McPher- 
son,  Georgia. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Sioux  campaign,  1890  and 
1891 ;  Philippine  insurrection,  September  17,  1900,  to  close  of 
same,  principally  in  Laguna  Province,  Philippine  Islands; 
also  one  expedition  around  Lake  Lanao  in  1904. 

Special  Duty:  Regimental  Quartermaster,  September 
16,  1893,  to  June,  1895,  and  Regimental  Adjutant,  June,  1895, 
to  September  16,  1897;  Aide  to  Brigadier  General  George  M. 
Randall,  U.  S.  Volunteers,  from  August  12,  1898,  to  April 
21,  1899;  Regimental  Quartermaster  from  September  9,  1901, 
to  October  16,  1902;  detailed  Quartermaster  from  December 
29,  1902,  to  December  29,  1906;  Chief  Quartermaster,  Depart- 
ment of  Mindanao,  from  July  5,  1903,  to  February  1,  1905; 
graduate.  Torpedo  School,  Willets  Point,  New  York,  1890: 
graduate,  Army  School  of  the  Line,  Fort  Leavenworth,  1910. 

Personal  History:  Born  Februaiy  26,  1865,  at  Cam- 
den, Wilcox  County,  Alabama.  Married  Mrs.  Florence 
Myrick  Elliott  (nee  Myrick)  of  San  Francisco,  California, 
August  19,  1891.  Children:  Edward  Xathaniel  Jones,  III, 
born  June  21,  1897,  at  Fort  D.  A.  Russell,  Wyoming. 


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shrank  (^nm  Kalk 

1st  Lieutenant^  5th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Died  March  5,  1898;  Aged  33. 

Kalk  will  be  remembered  by  his  classmates  as  the  smiling, 
genial  "Fritz,"  who,  although  originally  a  member  of  '85,  cast 
all  his  interests  with  '86,  when  he  joined  them  in  June  of  the 
latter  year,  and  remained  a  loj'^al  and  faithful  member  of  the 
greatest  class  that  ever  left  West  Point. 

Kalk  was  appointed  to  the  Academy  from  Wisconsin, 
and  upon  graduation  was  promoted  2nd  Lieutenant,  5th 
Infantry.  He  joined  at  Fort  Meade,  South  Dakota,  and 
from  there  went  to  Fort  Snelling  in  March,  1891.  After  a 
short  tour  of  duty  at  the  latter  post  he  entered  the  class  at  the 
Infantry  and  Cavalry  School  in  September,  1891,  and  was 
graduated  therefrom  in  June,  1893.  He  was  promoted  1st 
Lieutenant,  4th  Infantry,  July  4,  1892,  but  transferred  back 
to  his  old  regiment  on  August  12th  of  the  same  year.  He 
followed  his  course  at  Fort  Leavenworth  with  a  tour  of  duty 
at  Rock  Island  Arsenal  from  October,  1893,  until  July,  1894. 
Garrison  duty  at  Mount  Vernon  Barracks,  Alabama,  and 
Fort  McPherson,  Georgia,  filled  the  years  until  1897,  when  he 
was  appointed  Professor  of  JNIilitary  Science  and  Tactics  at 
the  Iowa  Wesleyan  University  of  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa,  on 
July  5,  1897.  On  March  5,  1898,  he  was  on  a  visit  to  the 
latter  town,  and  on  attempting  to  board  a  freight  train  to 
return  to  the  University,  he  was  run  over  and  instantl}^  killed. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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I|?nrg  ©lag  Knm 

Captain,  U.  S.  Army,  retired.  Address:  Livermore 
Road,  Wellesley  Hills,  Massachusetts.  Retired  January  4, 
1906. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Campaign  of  Santiago,  1898, 
participating  in  attack  on  Fort  San  Juan  and  siege  of  city  of 
Santiago.     Served  in  Philippines,  1901  and  1902. 

Since  September  16,  1906,  employed  by  the  Treasury 
Department  as  an  accountant  at  the  Custom  House,  Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

Personal  History:  Born  March  20,  1863,  at  Peru, 
South  America.  Married  Mary  F.  Lovett,  August  26,  1886, 
Chelsea,  Massachusetts.  Children:  Alice  Lovett  Keene, 
born  October  9,  1889,  Xewton,  Massachusetts.  Married 
Frank  LeGrange  Hadden,  July  31,  1908,  at  Providence, 
Rhode  Island.     Residence,  Wellesley  Hills,  Massachusetts. 


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^nhnitk  (Hinrk  Kimball 

1st  Lieutenant^  5th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Died  September  11,  1898;  Aged  34. 

Who  among  us  can  forget  dear  old  "Yank"  Kimball? 
Quiet,  unassuming,  gentle-mannered,  the  type  physically  and 
mentally  of  the  New  Englander,  he  went  through  four  years 
with  us  without  being  remarkable  in  any  way  except  for  plain 
duty  well  and  faithfully  done.  And  yet  for  all  his  quiet  ways, 
I  do  not  believe  that  any  one  of  us  has  forgotten  him,  or  can 
fail  to  believe  that,  had  he  lived  through  the  stirring  days  in 
Cuba  and  the  Philippines,  he  would  have  done  his  full  duty  in 
his  own  unassuming  way. 

U23on  graduation  Kimball  was  promoted  2nd  Lieutenant, 
5th  Infantry,  and  at  the  end  of  his  graduation  leave  joined 
at  Fort  Bliss,  Texas.  Here  he  served  from  June,  1888,  until 
March,  1891,  leaving  the  post  to  take  the  position  of  Professor 
of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  at  Norwich  University,  North- 
field,  Vermont.  On  April  4,  1893,  he  was  promoted  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, 4th  Infantry,  and  transferred  back  to  his  old  regiment, 
the  5th  Infantry,  on  July  10th  of  the  same  year.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Regimental  Quartermaster  on  September  21,  1893, 
and  joined  at  St.  Francis  Barracks,  Florida.  In  October, 
1894,  he  went  with  his  regiment  to  Fort  McPherson,  Georgia, 
where  he  died  September  11,  1898,  of  peritonitis. 

To  the  casual  reader  this  record  means  but  little;  to  his 
classmates  it  means  that  every  duty,  however  small,  was  faith- 
fully performed,  that  every  trial,  however  severe,  was  bravely 


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met,  that  all  who  knew  him  well  were  better  for  their  associa- 
tion with  him, 

"For  he  could  wait  and  not  be  tired  of  waiting, 

Or  being  lied  about,  dealt  in  no  lies ; 
Or  being  hated,  ne'er  gave  way  to  hating. 

And  never  looked  too  good  nor  talked  too  wise." 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Albert  i^ratur  Kmsk^m 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Deputy  Commissary  General,  Sub- 
sistence Department.  Station:  San  Francisco,  California. 
After  April  5,  1911,  Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major,  Commissary  of  Subsist- 
ence (Act  July  7,  1898),  July  22,  1898,  to  February  2,  1899. 
Major,  Commissary  of  Subsistence,  October  19,  1900,  to 
March  22,  1901.  Resigned  June  8,  1887;  reappointed  April 
14,  1891. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  2,  1861,  Monee, 
Illinois.  Married  Estella  A.  Wheeler,  July  1,  1886,  Hast- 
ings, Michigan.  Children:  Lewis  Thayer  Kniskern,  born 
June  11,  1887  (Ann  Arbor,  1910)  ;  Philip  Wheeler  Kniskern, 
born  March  25,  1889  (Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  1911). 


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Armani  iaiJior?  Haasdgn^ 

Major,  5th  U.  S.  Infantry.  Station:  Plattsburg  Bar- 
racks, New  York. 

War  and  Fiei-d  Service  :  Spanish- American  War,  first 
expedition  to  Phihppine  Islands ;  campaign  against  Philippine 
insnrgents;  Indian  campaign  against  Sioux,  1890-91. 

Personal  History:  Born  April  4,  1861,  at  Thibodeaux, 
Louisiana.  Married  Katherine  Moore  Dowling,  October  17, 
1889,  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  Children:  Myrtle  Louise 
Lasseigne,  born  August  28,  1890,  Camp  Pilot  Butte,  Rock 
Springs,  Wyoming;  Francis  Maynard  Lasseigne,  born  jNIay 
1,  1892,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 


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Major,  16th  Infantry.  Station:  University  of  Califor- 
nia, Berkeley,  California. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Campaign  in  Cuba,  1898 — 
El  Caney  and  Santiago;  Philippine  insurrection — Guade- 
loupe ;  taking  of  Pasig. 

Special  Duty :  Adjutant,  20th  Infantry,  May  24, 1898, 
to  October  2,  1901,  and  December  1,  1904,  to  September  16, 
1908. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  10,  1863,  New 
Albany,  Indiana.  Married  Harriet  R.  Balding,  June  12, 
1888,  Evanston,  Illinois.  Children:  Henry  Balding  Lewis, 
born  May  8,  1889,  Fort  Wood,  Bedloe's  Island  (cadet,  third 
class,  U.  S.  Military  Academy)  ;  Aledaide  Palmer  Lewis,  born 
July  22,  1895,  Greencastle,  Indiana;  Thomas  Edward  Lewis, 
born  October  16,  1898,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 


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OIl|arl^0  dwrgr  ICgman 

First  Lieutenant,  Cavalry.  Retired  May  23,  1896. 
Address:     Pacific  Union  Club,  San  Francisco,  California. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  1887  was  engaged  in 
Indian  campaign  at  Crow  Agency,  Montana,  which  campaign 
is  designated  as  one  entitling  participants  to  medal  for  "Indian 
campaigns." 

Volunteer  Service  :  During  the  earthquake  and  fire  of 
April,  1906,  in  San  Francisco,  was  member  of  committee 
appointed  by  the  Mayor  of  San  Francisco,  California,  to  look 
after  affairs  of  the  city,  and  was  member  of  committee  for 
restoration  of  light.  In  April  and  May,  1908,  was  placed  on 
dut}^  by  General  Funston  as  assistant  to  Major  Mclver,  U.  S. 
Army,  who  had  charge  of  the  relief  district  in  the  Golden  Gate 
Park. 

Special  Duty:  Served  as  Aide-de-Camp  to  General 
Thomas  H.  linger,  U.  S.  A.,  from  October,  1891,  to  October, 
1895. 

Civil  Life:  Assistant  Marine  Superintendent,  Army 
Transport  Service,  San  Francisco,  California,  1899-1902. 
General  Manager  Metropolitan  Light  and  Power  Company, 
San  Francisco,  California,  1902  to  present  time.  Member  of 
the  First  Class  by  inheritance  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the 
United  States,  District  of  Columbia  Commandery. 

Personal  History:  Born  August  21,  1861,  Xew  York 
City.  Married  Edith  A.  E.  Clarke,  June  25,  1890,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  Children:  Edmunds  Lyman,  born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1891,  San  Francisco,  California. 


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Major,  U.  S.  Army.  Retired  October  31,  1908.  Address: 
1400  North  Eighteenth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

War  axu  Field  Service  :  Indian  trips,  Utah  and  Colo- 
rado, 1886-87;  Sioux  trips,  South  Dakota,  1890-91;  Santiago, 
1898;  Santa  Cruz,  Laguna  de  Bay,  Manila  suburbs,  Santalon, 
BocBoc,  Sanpaloc,  Calamba,  Lipa,  Bigaa,  San  Jose,  San 
Tomas,  Batangas,  1899-1902 — a  few  minor  scraps. 

Special  Duty:  Succession  college  duty  at  Pennsylvania 
State  College,  1892-96;  at  Delaware  State  College,  1904-07; 
at  St.  Joseph's,  1908-10. 

Personal  History:  Born  August  30,  1863,  Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania.  Married  Kate  Agnes  Kennedy,  June  16,  1886, 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  Children:  Mary  Ellen  McCas- 
key,  born  March  29,  1887,  Fort  Duchesne,  Utah;  John  Piersol 
McCaskey,  born  August  14,  1888,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas 
(2nd  Lieutenant  Cavalry)  ;  Hugh  Kennedy  McCaskej%  born 
March  31,  1890,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania;  Katherine  Asa 
McCaskey,  born  November  20,  1893,  State  College,  Pennsyl- 
vania; Edward  William  McCaskey,  born  June  10,  1892,  Fort 
Duchesne,  Utah;  Richard  Douglas  McCaskey,  born  Septem- 
ber 2,  1895,  State  College,  Pennsylvania;  Walter  Bogardus 
McCaskey,  born  April  30,  1897,  Plattsburg,  New  York;  Don- 
ald Dewey  McCaskey,  born  May  21,  1898,  Plattsburg,  New 
York;  Thomas  Clenard  McCaskey,  born  August  4,  1904,  Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania.  Married  children:  Mary  Ellen  Mc- 
Caskey, married  to  Maurice  Joseph  Long,  of  Camden,  New 
Jersey,  June  16,  1909.  Grandchildren:  Maurice  Joseph 
Long,  Jr.,  born  October  5,  1910. 


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Jmnk  iirintgr^ 


Colonel,  Assistant  to  Chief,  Bvireau  of  Insular  Affairs, 
War  Department.     Station:     Washington,  D.  C. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Commanded  company  in 
Porto  Rican  campaign.  Regimental  Adjutant  and  Adjutant 
General,  District  of  Cebu,  Philippine  Islands,  1899  to  1902. 
In  various  fights  and  skirmishes  on  Island  of  Cebu. 

Special  Duty:  Aide-de-Camp  to  Major  General  J.  J. 
Coppinger,  commanding  4th  Army  Corps,  June  13  to  July  20, 

1898.  With  Regiment,  Porto  Rican  expedition.  Aide-de- 
Camp  to  Major  General  Guy  V.  Henry,  commanding- 
Department  of  Porto  Rico,  December  21,   1898,  to  May  5, 

1899.  With  Regiment  in  Philippines,  August,  1899,  to  June, 
1902.  Member  of  General  Staff  from  its  organization  to 
April  20,  1905.  Assistant  to  Chief,  Bureau  of  Insular  Affairs, 
April  20,  190.5,  to  date. 

Personal  History:  Born  January  5,  1865,  Montgom- 
ery, Alabama.  Married  Marie  Dennett,  July  12,  1892,  Dal- 
las, Texas.  Children :  James  Dennett  Mclntyre,  born  April 
9,  1893,  West  Point,  Xew  York;  Frank  JSIcIntyre,  born  Sep- 
tember 30,  1895,  Detroit,  Michigan;  Edward  Mclntyre,  born 
October  3,  1899,  Louisville,  Kentucky;  Marie  Dufilho  Mcln- 
tyre, born  September  13,  1905,  Washington,  D.  C;  Margaret 
Dennett  Mclntyre,  born  May  3,  1908,  Washington,  D.  C; 
Nora  Mclntyre,  born  February  11,  1911,  Washington,  D.  C. 


143 


Major,  6th  Field  Artillery;  from  March  23,  1911,  Major, 
General  Staff.     Station:     Washington,  D.  C. 

War  and  Field  Service:  With  siege  train,  5th  Artil- 
lery Corps,  Tampa;  with  2nd  Brigade,  Provisional  Division, 
5th  Artillery  Corps,  Tamj^a;  with  2nd  Brigade,  2nd  Division, 
4th  Artillery  Corps  and  Cavalry  Brigade,  7th  Artillery  Corps, 
Himtsville,  Alabama;  with  31st  Infantry,  U.  S.  Volunteers,  in 
Philippine  Islands,  November  28,  1899,  to  August  25,  1901 ; 
in  command  subdistrict  of  Collobatto,  Philippine  Islands. 

Voi>UNTEER  Service:  Captain  and  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  May  12,  1898,  to  June  13,  1899;  served  as  Adjutant 
General  of  Infantry  and  Cavalry  Brigades  and  as  Adjutant 
General,  Department  of  Puerto  Principe,  Cuba;  at  Tampa, 
Huntsville,  and  in  Cuba,  Major,  31st  Infantry,  U.  S.  Volun- 
teers, July  5,  1899,  to  June  18,  1901;  service  in  Philippine 
Islands,  on  Island  of  Mindanao. 

Special  Duty:  Instructor,  U.  S.  Military  Academy; 
Aide-de-Camp  to  Major  General  A.  McD.  McCook,  U.  S. 
Army;  Acting  Chief  Signal  Officer,  and  Inspector  S.  A.  Prac- 
tice and  Chief  Ordnance  Officer,  Department  of  Colorado; 
member  of  Board  for  Preparation  of  Drill  Regiments  for 
Rapid-fire  Field  Guns ;  member  and  President,  Field  Artillery 
Board;  member  and  President,  Field  Artillery  Examining 
Board;  General  Staff. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  8,  1860,  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Married  Caroline  Pugsley  Bache,  May  12,  1888, 
Fort  Riley,  Kansas.  Children:  Caroline  Bache  McMahon, 
born  February  17,  1889,  Fort  Adams,  Rhode  Island;  John 
Eugene  McMahon,  Jr.,  born  September  11,  1890,  West  Point, 
New  York  (cadet,  third  class,  U.  S.  jNIilitary  Academy)  ; 
Esther  Dallas  McMahon,  born  March  26,  1893,  Pasadena, 
California;  Dallas  Bache  McMahon,  born  December  5,  1895, 
Fort  McHenry,  Indiana  (died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  May  24, 
1903). 


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Jam^a  ^tnv^  MMnt 

Major,  13th  Infantry.  Station:  Washington,  D.  C; 
on  duty  at  Army  War  College  since  June  15,  1910. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  Santiago  campaign  as 
Adjutant,  3rd  Infantry,  and  as  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 
1st  Brigade,  Bote's  Provisional  Division;  in  Philippine  cam- 
paign, with  3rd  Infantry  in  the  field,  from  March,  1899,  to 
March,  1902 — in  command  of  a  battalion  for  most  of  the  time. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  24,  1863,  Lumber 
City,  Georgia.  Married  Florence  Stouch,  daughter  of  the 
late  Lieutenant  Colonel  George  W.  H.  Stouch,  December  14, 
1887,  at  Fort  Shaw,  Montana.  Children:  Donald  JNIarion 
McRae,  born  November  18,  1892,  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minnesota 
(member  of  the  present  fourth  class.  West  Point,  Xew  York)  ; 
Dorothy  McRae,  born  April  5,  1894,  at  Fort  Snelling,  Min- 
nesota; Mildred  JNIcRae,  born  December  17,  1900,  at  Manila, 
Philippine  Islands. 


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No  photograph  obtainable 

Resigned  July  3,  1894.  Address  and  civil  history  un- 
known.   The  following  data  are  taken  from  Cullum's  Register: 

2nd  Lieutenant,  15th  Infantry,  July  1,  1886. 

Served  on  frontier  duty  at  Fort  Buford,  North  Dakota, 
October  2,  1886. 

Military  History:  Served:  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  loth 
Infantry,  at  Fort  Sheridan,  Illinois,  from  August  14,  1890, 
to  October  30,  1893;  in  charge  of  Indian  prisoners  captured  at 
Wounded  Knee  from  January  27  to  March  22,  1891;  in  com- 
mand of  camp  at  Lake  Geneva,  Wisconsin,  August,  1893. 

1st  Lieutenant  of  Infantry,  15th  Infantry,  October  30, 
1893;  transferred  to  2nd  Infantry  December  13,  1893;  served 
at  Fort  Omaha,  Nebraska,  until  July  5,  1894. 


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©lyarl^H  Sliomaa  iHrnoI^^r 

Major,  1st  Field  Artillery.  Station:  Manila,  Philip- 
pine Islands. 

Volunteer  Service  :  Served  as  Aide  to  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral of  Volunteers  in  the  2nd,  4th,  5th,  7th  and  8th  Corps  dur- 
ing war  with  Spain,  but  had  no  volunteer  rank. 

Special  Duty:  Served  as  Adjutant  General,  Separate 
Brigade  Provost  Guard,  Manila,  Philippine  Islands,  and  as 
Adjutant  General  to  the  Provost  Marshal  General,  Manila, 
from  June  20,  1899,  to  July  1,  1901;  General  Staff  from  its 
organization  to  June  1,  1907;  Provost  Marshal,  Army  of 
Cuban  Pacification,  October  9  to  November  27,  1906. 

Personal  History:  Born  March  20,  1862,  Johnstown, 
Pennsylvania.  Married  Xannie  Wilhelmina  Pearson,  daugh- 
ter of  army  officer,  October  10,  1889,  at  Presidio,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  Children:  Charles  Clifford  Menoher,  born 
February  19,  1891,  at  Governors  Island,  Xew  York;  Pearson 
Menoher,  born  Xovember  14,  1892,  Fortress  JMonroe,  Vir- 
ginia (enters  West  Point,  June,  1911);  Darrow  Menoher, 
born  January  30,  1896,  St.  Augustine,  Florida;  William 
Menoher,  born  August  31,  1910,  Columbus  Barracks,  Ohio. 


151 


B'^marli  Matt 


2nd  Lieutenant,  10th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 
Killed  by  an  Apache  Indian,  March  11,  1887;  Aged  26. 

None  of  us  will  forget  the  shock  of  the  news  that  Mott 
had  been  killed  at  San  Carlos  by  an  Apache  Indian,  only  a 
few  short  months  after  he  joined  his  regiment.  He  entered 
the  Academy  with  the  Class  of  '85,  but  joined  us  in  July,  1882, 
and  was  graduated  with  us  in  June,  1886.  He  was  commis- 
sioned as  additional  2nd  Lieutenant,  6th  Cavalry,  but  a  week 
later  obtained  his  vacancy  as  2nd  Lieutenant  in  the  10th 
Cavalry.  At  the  end  of  his  graduation  leave  he  joined  his 
regiment  at  San  Carlos,  Arizona,  where  the  Apaches  that  had 
made  so  much  trouble  in  past  years  were  collected  under 
charge  of  the  troops.  A  number  of  these  Indians  had  been 
detailed  to  construct  a  large  irrigating  ditch,  and  Mott  was 
one  of  the  officers  in  charge  of  the  work.  During  its  progress 
he  had  occasion  to  discipline  an  Indian,  and  the  latter's  son 
apparently  resented  the  punishment  dealt  out  to  his  father. 
While  Mott  was  engaged  in  directing  some  particular  work 
the  boy  drew  a  revolver  and  shot  Mott,  who,  being  unarmed, 
attempted  to  escape.  The  boy  shot  again,  and  this  time  the 
bullet  penetrated  the  kidney.  On  the  same  afternoon  Mott 
passed  away,  conscious  to  the  last  and  facing  death  cour- 
ageously. 

It  is  the  custom,  when  writing  of  the  dead,  to  say  nothing 
but  good,  but  in  writing  of  Mott's  death  it  seems  impossible  to 
say  the  right  thing.  Who  among  us  does  not  remember  him 
as  the  gentle-mannered,  generous  companion,  always  ready 


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with  a  joke,  always  eager  to  do  some  kindly  act?  There  was 
nothing  brilliant  about  him;  but  one  thinks  of  him  always  as 
a  true  and  steadfast  friend,  as  a  classmate  in  the  real  sense  of 
the  word. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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®I|nma0  l^ntbg  Matt 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  4th  Field  Artiller3\  Station:  Amer- 
ican Embassy,  Paris. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Campaign  ending  in  taking 
of  Manila  from  the  Spaniards,  August  13,  1898. 

Volunteer  Service:  Captain  and  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  May  12,  1898;  Major  and  Assistant  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral, November  10,  1898.  Honorable  discharge,  June  13, 
1899. 

Special  Duty:  Aide-de-Camp  to  JNIajor  General  Wes- 
ley Merritt;  Military  Attache  at  Paris;  Military  Attache  at 
St.  Petersburg  during  Russo-Japanese  War;  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral, Department  of  Havana,  for  first  six  months  of  American 
occupation  of  Cuba. 

Personal  History:     Born  Leesburg,  Virginia,  1865. 


Major  of  Cavalry.  Station:  Zamboanga,  Philippine 
Islands. 

Campaign  and  Field  Service:  China  Relief  Expedi- 
tion (as  1st  Lieutenant,  6th  Cavalry,  Acting  Regimental 
Adjutant). 

Special  Duty:  Secretary  of  the  Moro  Province  since 
March  26,  1910. 

Personal  History:  Born  May  25,  1864,  Liberty,  Illi- 
nois. Married  Maie  Rowand,  October  25,  1887,  Barry,  Illi- 
nois. Children:  Curtis  Iloppin  Nance,  born  August  12, 
1888,  at  Barry,  Illinois  (Hitchcock  Military  Academy,  San 
Rafael,  California;  University  of  California;  U.  S.  Military 
Academy,  present  status,  cadet,  first  class,  the  first  son  of  '86 
to  graduate  from  the  Academy)  ;  Edith  Gray  Nance,  born 
October  23,  1905,  at  Berkeley,  California. 


157 


Lieutenant  Colonel,  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  Army. 
Station:     5816  Rippey  Street,  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 

Personal  History:  Born  Upton,  Franklin  County, 
Pennsylvania.  Married  Rebecca  Elizabeth  Kosier,  December 
29,  1886,  Byron,  Illinois.  Children:  Harry  Sidney  New- 
comer, born  October  16,  1887,  Willets  Point,  New  York  Har- 
bor (University  of  Wisconsin)  ;  Francis  Kosier  Newcomer, 
born  September  14,  1889,  Byron,  Illinois  (U.  S.  ^lilitary 
Academy,  Class  of  1913)  ;  David  Albert  Newcomer,  born 
March  29,  1899,  Memphis,  Tennessee. 


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Mmt&  iEug^n?  Nnlan 

1st  Lieutenant,  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 
Died  December  5,  1898;  Aged  38. 

In  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  dear  old  "Paddy"  Nolan's 
career  at  the  Academy  offers  the  best  proof  that  a  man  is 
judged  there  solely  by  what  he  is  and  what  he  makes  of  him- 
self. Of  humble  origin  and  with  only  slight  educational 
advantages,  he  grew  day  by  day  in  his  classmates'  respect  and 
affection,  and  by  his  rugged  honesty  of  character  won  a  high 
place  in  the  opinion  of  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him. 

On  graduation  he  was  assigned  to  the  4th  Cavalry,  and 
in  October  joined  his  regiment  in  Arizona.  The  next  four 
years  he  spent  in  hard  and  rough  work  in  the  territory,  scouting 
much  of  the  time  and  spending  little  time  in  garrison.  In 
May,  1890,  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to  the  Presidio,  San 
Francisco,  and  at  this  station  he  passed  the  next  eight  years, 
being  absent  on  detached  service  for  considerable  periods  of 
time  at  the  different  National  Parks  in  the  State.  He  was 
promoted  1st  Lieutenant,  10th  Cavalry,  July  26,  1893,  and 
was  transferred  to  his  old  regiment  on  September  10,  1894. 
He  was  made  Regimental  Quartermaster  June  5,  1898. 
Early  in  December  of  the  same  year  he  was  taken  ill  with  pneu- 
monia and  died  after  a  short  illness  on  December  5,  1898. 

The   following   regimental    order   w^as    published   at   his 

death : 

Headquarters  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry, 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal., 

December  8,  1898. 
General  Orders,  No.  9. 

It  becomes  the  painful  duty  of  the  Regimental  Com- 
mander to  announce  the  death  of  1st  Lieutenant  James  E. 


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Nolan,  Quartermaster  of  the  Regiment,  at  the  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco,  California,  of  pneumonia,  on  the  5th  instant. 

In  the  death  of  Lieutenant  Nolan  the  Regiment  has  lost 
one  of  its  most  efficient,  zealous  and  dearly-beloved  officers; 
his  host  of  friends,  a  loyal  and  generous-hearted  conu-ade;  his 
children,  a  devoted  and  affectionate  father;  and  his  grief- 
stricken  wife,  a  happy,  true,  noble  and  loving  husband. 

Lieutenant  Nolan's  devotion  to  duty;  his  punctuality  in 
executing,  without  question,  without  hesitation,  with  the  fullest 
measure  of  obedience  and  with  the  most  intelligent  compre- 
hension, not  only  the  letter,  but  also  the  spirit,  of  the  orders  of 
his  superiors;  his  executive  ability  and  his  successful  command 
of  those  placed  under  his  charge  and  leadership,  characterized 
him  as  a  most  exemplary  soldier,  both  in  instinct  and  in  action. 

Through  his  sympathetic  nature,  his  pure  integrity,  and 
his  high  moral  worth,  he  will  live  forever  in  the  hearts  of  those 
he  has  left  behind. 

To  his  bereaved  famih^  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  unite 
in  expressing  their  most  heartfelt  sympathy  and  condolence. 

The  officers  of  the  Regiment  will  wear  the  usual  badge  of 
mourning  for  the  period  of  thirty  days. 

By  order  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Wagner : 

Floyd  W.  Harris, 
1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  4th  Cavalry. 

Headquarters  4th  Cavalry, 
Fort  Meade,  South  Dakota, 

November  15,  1910. 
The  foregoing  is  a  true  copy. 
(Sgd.)     James  S.  Parker, 
Captain  and  Adjutant,  4th  Cavalry. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Mn&an  Hatij^ma  patrtrk 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Corps  of  Engineers.  Station:  Nor- 
folk, Virginia. 

War  and  Field  Service  :  Chief  Engineer  Officer,  Army 
of  Cuban  Pacification,  in  Cuba,  1907-09. 

Personal  History:  Born  December  13,  1863,  Lewis- 
burg,  West  Virginia.  Married  Grace  Webster  Cooley,  No- 
vember 11,  1902,  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey.  Children: 
Bream  Cooley  Patrick,  three  years  old. 


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Jultufi  Augustus  J^^ttu 

Major,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  William 
McKinley,  Rizal  Province,  Philippine  Islands. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Expedition  in  New  Mexico 
after  runaway  Jicirrilla  Indians,  September-October,  1886; 
expedition  in  Xew  jNIexico  after  runaway  Mescalero  Apaches, 
August,  1887;  in  the  Philippines,  General  Lawton's  Northern 
Expedition,  October-Xovember,  1899;  with  General  ]Mc- 
Arthin*'s  advance  on  Dagupan,  Bautista  to  Dagupan,  Xoveni- 
ber,  1899;  with  General  S.  B.  M.  Young's  Expedition,  Xorth- 
ern  Luzon,  Xovember-December,  1899,  rescuing  over  2000 
Spanish  officers  and  soldiers  and  Lieutenant  J.  C.  Gilmore, 
U.  S.  Xavy,  and  twenty-five  other  Americans  from  the  insur- 
gents; in  actions  Tanguadan  Mountain,  December  4-5,  1899, 
Bandi,  December  8,  Banna  Canyon,  December  9,  Gaset,  De- 
cember 16,  and  rescue  of  Gilmore,  December  18,  1899;  took 
part  in  suppressing  outbreak  in  Ilocos,  Xorte  Province,  April, 
1900. 

Volunteer  Service:  Captain  and  Assistant  Quarter- 
master, U.  S.  Volunteers,  May  12  to  Xovember  30,  1898  5 
Quartermaster  of  General  Hawkins'  Provisional  Brigade; 
Quartermaster,  1st  Division,  7th  Army  Corps;  Quartermaster, 
1st  Brigade,  Provisional  Division,  oth  Corps;  Quartermaster, 
3rd  Division,  4th  Corps,  at  Tampa,  Florida,  to  July  10,  1898; 
Quartermaster  in  charge  loading  transports.  Port  Tampa,  to 
July  26,  1898;  Major,  34th  U.  S.  Infantry  Volunteers,  July 
.5,  1899,  to  April  17,  1901;  Major  Penn's  battalion  of  the  34th 
U.  S.  Infantry  Volunteers,  organized  at  Fort  Logan,  Colorado, 
and  composed  of  men  from  Arizona,  Xew  Mexico,  and  Colo- 
rado; it  arrived  at  ^Manila,  October  11,  1899,  the  first  battalion 
of  U.  S.  Volunteers  organized  in  the  United  States  to  arrive 
at  Manila,  and  served  with  great  credit  in  the  subsequent  cam- 
paigns. 

Special  Duty  :  With  troops  opening  new  lands  in  Okla- 
homa to  settlement,  1889-91-92;  on  quartermaster  and  com- 


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missaiy  duties  and  in  charge  pack  trains,  Bannock  Expedition, 
1895;  with  regiment,  strike  troubles,  Butte,  Montana,  1894; 
in  addition  to  regimental  duties  was  military  instructor,  Omaha 
High  School,  1893-96;  Quartermaster,  2nd  Infantry,  June, 
1896,  to  July,  1897;  Adjutant,  2nd  Infantry,  July,  1897,  to 
May,  1898;  Assistant  Instructor  Tactics,  U.  S.  Military  Acad- 
emy, October,  1898,  to  July,  1899;  Acting  Inspector  General, 
5th  District,  Northern  Luzon,  September,  1900,  to  February, 
1901 ;  commanding  battalion  7th  Infantry,  Samar  troubles, 
March,  1902;  Adjutant  General,  6th  Separate  Brigade,  Samar 
and  Leyte,  April  to  June,  1902;  Adjutant,  7th  Infantry,  Sep- 
tember, 1903,  to  November  17,  1904;  Captain  and  Aide-de- 
Camp  to  Major  General  Henry  C.  Corbin,  November  17, 
1904,  to  April  24,  1906;  Inspector,  Small  Arms  Practice, 
Philippine  Division,  1904-06;  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Military 
Secretary  to  Lieutenant  General  Corbin,  April  24,  1906,  to 
September  15,  1906;  Captain,  General  Staff,  September  17, 
1906,  to  August  10,  1909;  Chief  of  Staff  to  Brigadier  General 
Wint,  commanding  base  of  operations,  Newport  News,  Vir- 
ginia, October,  1906;  Assistant  Instructor,  Army  War  Col- 
lege, 1906-07;  Inspecting  Military  Schools  and  Colleges, 
April,  May,  1907,  1908,  1909;  Acting  Adjutant  General, 
Department  of  Luzon,  April-May,  1910;  Acting  Adjutant 
General,  Fort  McKinley,  Philippine  Islands,  May-June, 
1910. 

Personal  History:     Born  February  19,  1865,  Mattoon, 
Coles  County,  Illinois. 


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Brigadier  General.  Station:  Zamboanga,  Philippine 
Islands.  (Commanding  Department  of  Mindanao  and  Gov- 
ernor of  the  Moro  Province.) 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  field  as  2nd  Lieutenant, 
6th  Cavalry,  with  squadron  under  Captain  Kendall  in  pur- 
suit of  Geronimo's  band  of  Apaches,  October,  1886;  on  many 
small  scouts  and  expeditions  in  New  Mexico  and  Arizona, 
1886-90;  participated  in  Sioux  campaign.  South  Dakota,  1890- 
91 ;  in  field  commanding  company  of  Sioux  scouts.  Pine  Ridge, 
January- August,  1891 ;  in  field  in  Montana  and  Idaho  as  1st 
Lieutenant  commanding  Troop  D,  10th  Cavalry;  rounded  up 
and  deported  to  Canada  600  renegade  Kree  Indians,  June- 
August,  1896;  with  10th  Cavalry  in  Santiago  campaign,  as  1st 
Lieutenant  and  Regimental  Quartermaster,  May- August, 
1898;  participated  in  battle  of  San  Juan  Hill  and  subsequent 
siege  of  Santiago;  Adjutant  General  imder  General  Kobbe  in 
the  campaign  of  Northern  JNIindanao,  December,  1900,  to 
March,  1901 ;  in  field  commanding  numerous  expeditions 
against  hostile  Moros  around  Lake  Lanao,  Mindanao,  April, 
1902,  to  May,  1903;  with  mixed  commands  composed  of  all 
arms,  varying  in  strength  from  a  battalion  to  a  brigade;  prin- 
cipal battles — Lake  Butig,  September,  1902;  JNIaciu,  Septem- 
ber, 1902;  Bacolod  and  Calahui,  April,  1903;  Taraca  River, 
May,  1903;  marched  around  Lake  Lanao  with  continuous 
fighting,  May,  1903. 

Special  Duty:  Acting  Aide  to  General  Miles,  Decem- 
ber, 1896,  to  June,  1897;  Instructor  of  Tactics,  West  Point, 
June,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Insular  Af- 
fairs, August,  1898,  to  September,  1899;  General  Staff, 
August,  1903,  to  September,  1906;  Military  Attache,  Tokyo, 
Japan,  March,  1905,  to  September,  1906;  with  General 
Kuroki's  army  in  Manchuria,  March-September,  1905. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major  and  Chief  Ordnance  Offi- 
cer, August,  1898,  to  May,  1899;  Major  and  Assistant  Adju- 


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tant  General,  June,  1899,  to  June,  1901 ;  Adjutant  General, 
Department  of  Mindanao  and  Jolo,  until  June  30,  1901. 

National  Guard:  Commandant  of  Cadets,  State  Uni- 
versity, Lincoln,  Nebraska,  1891-95;  Colonel  and  Aide-de- 
Camp  on  Staff  of  Governor  Crounce  of  Nebraska,  1893-95. 

Personal  History:  Born  September  13,  1860,  Laclede, 
Linn  Count\%  Missouri.  Married  at  Washington,  D.  C,  to 
Helen  Frances  Warren,  of  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  January  26, 
1905.  Children:  Helen  Elizabeth  Pershing,  born  at  Tokyo, 
Japan,  September  8,  1906;  Anne  Pershing,  born  at  Camp 
John  Hay,  Benguet  Province,  Philippine  Islands,  March  25, 
1908;  Francis  Warren  Pershing,  born  at  Cheyenne,  Wyo- 
ming, June  24,  1909. 


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(flolmU?  iHntt  irtttt 

2xD  Lieutenant,  8th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Died  December  30,  1890;  Aged  2.5. 

All  that  is  known  of  Pettit's  career  can  be  said  in  a  few 
words.  Owing  to  the  loss  of  the  records  of  the  regiment  in 
which  he  served,  no  information  could  be  obtained  of  him  dur- 
ing the  four  years  that  elapsed  between  his  graduation  and 
death.  He  joined  the  8th  Infantry  on  October  1,  1886,  and 
remained  with  it  until  he  died,  December  30,  1890.  His  class- 
mates will  remember  him  as  almost  the  babe  of  his  class; 
indeed,  he  had  hardly  reached  to  man's  estate  when  death  called 
him  away.  Everybody  liked  the  good-looking  boy  who  tried 
to  be  wicked  like  a  real  grown-up  man  and  who  could  never 
be  anj^thing  but  attractive,  in  spite  of  his  efforts  to  be  bad. 
Peace  to  his  ashes,  cut  off  in  the  flower  of  his  youth! 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Major,  22nd  Infantiy,  Station:  Fort  Sam  Houston, 
Texas. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Campaign  in  Porto  Rico, 
1898,  and  Philippine  insurrection,  1899-1902;  in  actions  at 
Guanica,  Porto  Rico,  July  25,  Hormigueros,  Porto  Rico,  Aug- 
ust 10,  1898,  Guin-Tabuan,  Negros,  Philippine  Islands,  Octo- 
ber 1,  1899;  engaged  in  numerous  minor  expeditions  in  Phil- 
ippine Islands,  1899-1902;  on  field  service  in  Samar,  Philip- 
pine Islands,  May  to  December,  1905. 

Special  Duty:  Distinguished  graduate.  Infantry  and 
Cavalry  School,  1893;  with  Bureau  of  Information  at  Tampa 
and  Key  West,  Florida,  Santiago  de  Cuba,  and  Porto  Rico, 
May,  June  and  July,  1898.  Instructor,  Department  of  Mod- 
ern Languages,  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1903-05;  Army  War 
College,  1909. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  22,  1863,  Center,  Ala- 
bama. Married  Addie  Johnson  Carleton,  June  20,  1888, 
Salem,  Massachusetts.  Children:  Katharine  Hale  Poore, 
born  July  25,  1889,  Fort  Sully,  South  Dakota;  Priscilla  Carle- 
ton  Poore,  born  February  4,  1896,  Fort  Thomas,  Kentucky; 
Adelaide  Carleton  Poore,  born  December  29,  1899,  Fort  Sam 
Houston,  Texas.  Married  children :  Katharine  Hale  Poore ; 
married  2nd  Lieutenant  Joseph  O.  Mauborgne,  6th  Infantry 
(now  1st  Lieutenant,  3rd  Infantry),  at  Missoula,  Montana, 
December  3,  1907;  now  residing  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan- 
sas. Grandchildren:  Joseph  O.  Mauborgne,  Jr.,  born  Octo- 
ber 22,  1908,  at  Fort  Missoula,  Montana. 


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Lieutenant  Colonel,  Corps  of  Engineers.  Station:  St. 
Louis,  Missouri. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  action  in  and  around 
Manila  and  Iloilo;  bearer  of  dispatches  and  representative  of 
General  Otis  between  Manila  and  the  troops  in  Iloilo,  Cebu, 
and  Jolo. 

Volunteer  Service:  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Chief 
Engineer,  8th  Army  Corps,  from  June  24,  1898,  to  September 
2,  1899;  service  with  8th  Army  Corps  at  Manila  in  Spanish 
War  and  Philippine  insurrection  with  Generals  Merritt  and 
Otis. 

Special  Duty:  Engineer,  3rd  Lighthouse  District, 
foiu'  years,  1906-10;  in  charge  of  manufacturing  establishment 
of  the  liighthouse  Service;  Auditor  Philippine  Islands,  1898- 
1899. 

Personal  History:  Born  January  24,  1864,  Lisbon 
Falls,  Maine.  Married  Mrs.  Sophie  H.  Xichols,  February 
15,  1905,  Montgomery,  Alabama.  Children:  One  stepchild, 
Caralisa  Nichols,  born  June  19,  1892. 


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Uobrrt  (^nhn  Jrortor 

2xD  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  A.,  Retired. 
Died  May  10,  1891;  Aged  32. 

Proctor's  obituary  must  needs  be  a  brief  one,  for  hardly 
had  he  begun  his  career  in  the  Army  than  the  disease  which 
had  threatened  him  so  long  took  serious  hold  and  he  was  forced 
to  return  to  his  home,  there  to  await  the  last  simmions.  On 
graduation  he  was  commissioned  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  5th  Artil- 
lery, and  he  served  with  that  regiment  until  JNIarch,  1887, 
when  he  was  forced  to  take  a  sick  leave,  which  lasted  imtil  his 
death,  INIay  10,  1891.  This  period  was  passed  at  his  home  in 
Aubin'u,  Kentucky,  where  he  quietly  awaited  the  call  of  the 
white  plague  that  had  shattered  his  life.  So  far  removed  was 
he  from  his  old  associations  in  the  Army  that  his  existence  had 
apparently  been  forgotten  by  the  War  Department;  for, 
strange  to  say,  his  retirement  bore  date  of  June  15,  1891, 
nearly  a  month  after  he  had  obeyed  the  order  of  a  higher 
power. 

We  all  remember  Proctor  as  the  quiet,  conscientious 
cadet  who  at  times  inciuTcd  the  enmity  of  his  companions  by 
his  strict  ideas  of  duty  and  his  Puritanical  sense  of  the  respon- 
sibility of  a  cadet  officer ;  but  now  after  twenty-five  years,  when 
our  heads  have  grown  wiser  and  grayer,  who  can  say  that  our 
dead  comrade  was  not  honest  in  his  conception  of  his  duty  and 
loyal  to  the  best  traditions  of  the  Academy?  We  all  remem- 
ber how  patiently  he  bore  the  jokes  that  were  sometimes  played 
upon  him;  just  as  patiently  as  he  later  bore  the  long  years  of 
illness  and  faced  death  at  the  last,  when.it  came  at  the  very 
outset  of  his  career. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Major,  Signal  Corps.  Station:  Headquarters  Depart- 
ment of  the  East,  Governors  Island,  New  York. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  field  against  Apaches, 
1887;  Porto  Rican  campaign,  1898;  actions — landing  at 
Giianica  and  Aibonito. 

Volunteer  Service:  Major  and  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  May  12  to  June  4,  1898;  Major,  Signal  Officer,  June 
4  to  Juh^  27,  1898;  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Chief  Signal  Officer, 
July  27,  1898,  to  April  17,  1899;  Captain,  Signal  Officer,  April 
17,  1899,  to  July  1,  1900;  Cuba  and  Porto  Rico. 

Special  Duty:  Intercontinental  Railway  Commission 
in  Central  America,  1891  to  1892;  Johns  Hopkins  University, 
1892  to  1894;  Electrical  Jury,  World's  Fair,  Chicago,  1893; 
Pan-American  Exposition,  Buffalo,  1901,  and  Columbian  Ex- 
position, St.  Louis,  1904;  Military  Secretary  to  the  Com- 
manding General  of  the  Army,  1901  to  1903;  General  Staff, 
1903  to  1907. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  16,  1864,  St.  Louis, 
Missouri.  Married  Cecila  S.  Miles,  January  10,  1900,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Children:  Miles  Reber,  born  March  27,  1902, 
Washington,  D.  C;  Samuel  Reber,  Jr.,  born  July  15,  1903, 
Easthampton,  New  York. 


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liieutenant  Colonel,  Corps  of  Kngineers.  Station: — 
Army  War  College,  Washington,  D.  C.  Under  orders  to 
proceed  to  San  Antonio,  Texas,  as  Chief  Engineer  of  Division. 

War  and  Field  Sj^kvice:     Santiago,  1898. 

Special  Duty:  Santiago  campaign,  1898,  and  with 
Army  of  Cuhan  Pacification,  1907- 

Personal  History:  Born  October  18,  1863,  Honghton, 
Michigan.  Children:  Thomas  H.  Rees,  Jr.,  born  1892  (cadet, 
U.  S.  Military  Academy)  ;  Dorothy  Rees,  born  1893;  Helen 
Rees,  born  1897;  Frances  Rees,  born  1900;  Margaret  Rees, 
born  1901. 


183 


Lieutenant  Colonel,  Corps  of  Engineers.  Station:  Detroit, 
jNIichigan. 

Volunteer  Service:  Colonel,  1st  U.  S.  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, May  20,  1898,  to  October  28,  1898. 

Special  Duty:  Mainlj^  on  river  and  harbor  and  forti- 
fication work;  consulting  engineer  for  the  city  of  Galveston 
in  raising  the  grade  of  the  city  for  protection  against  hurri- 
canes. 

Personal  History:  Born  July  19,  1864,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  Children:  Swift  Riche,  born  June  22,  1890, 
Detroit,  Michigan  (entered  United  States  Xaval  Academy 
June,  1910)  ;  Weir  Riche,  born  March  27,  1892,  Detroit,  JNIich- 
igan  (now  at  Naval  Academy  Preparatory  School,  Annapolis, 
^Nlarjdand ) . 


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Amna  llan^arii  i'ljatturk 

Major,  25th  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  George  Wright, 
Sjjokane,  Washington. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Philippine  Islands,  July, 
1899,  to  July,  1902. 

Special  Duty:  Regimental  Quartermaster,  25th  Infan- 
try, 1894-98  (Lieutenant),  also  1901-05  (Captain);  detailed 
Quartermaster  on  dutj^  in  office  of  Quartermaster  General, 
1908-08;  on  special  duty  at  Tampa,  Florida,  December,  1908, 
to  April,  1909,  as  Assistant  Quartermaster,  receiving  and  dis- 
tributing animals  and  transportation  incident  to  return  to  the 
United  States  of  Army  of  Cuban  Pacification;  Construct- 
ing Quartermaster,  Fort  Missoula,  ^lontana,  July,  1909,  to 
December,  1910. 

Personal  History:  Born  August  11,  1869,  Manchester, 
Xew  Hampshire.  ^larried  Susan  W.  Cogswell,  daughter  of 
Major  Milton  Cogswell,  U.  S.  Army,  at  Plainfield,  New 
Jersey,  August  21,  1894.  Children:  Amos  Blanchard  Shat- 
tuck,  Jr.,  born  Xovember  25,  1896,  Fort  Missoula,  Montana; 
Susan  Lane  Shattuck,  born  September  27,  1898,  Plainfield, 
New  Jersey;  Milton  Cogswell  Shattuck,  born  March  23,  1901. 
Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 


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Major  (Infantry),  Paymaster.  Station:  Headquar- 
ters Department  of  California,  San  Francisco,  California. 

War  and  Field  Service:  In  field,  camp  observation, 
Cheyenne  River,  South  Dakota,  April,  1890,  to  August,  1890; 
served  in  Philippines,  March  10,  1899,  to  December  24,  1901, 
as  Adjutant  General  of  Brigade  and  District  and  Separate 
Brigade;  recommended  for  brevet  as  JNIajor,  U.  S.  Army,  for 
services  in  action  near  Papaya,  Luzon,  June  10,  1900. 

Special  Duty:  On  duty  at  Baker  University  as  Profes- 
sor of  Military  Science,  March  20,  1894,  to  March  20,  1898; 
iVide-de-Camp  to  Brigadier  General  Robert  H.  Hall,  1898; 
Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  General  Hall's  Brigade, 
4th  Corps,  1898;  Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Farra- 
ton's  Brigade,  8th  Corps,  1899-1901;  Adjutant,  4th  Infantry, 
June  26,  1903,  to  December  lo,  190.5;  Paymaster  by  detail, 
October,  1907. 

Personal  History:  Born  Xovember  18,  1864,  Spring- 
field, Missouri.  Not  married  at  present.  Children:  Dor- 
othy Young  Smith,  born  June  26,  1888,  who  married  Edmund 
Fitzgerald,  Jr.,  January,  1910,  Xew  York.  Residence,  Troy, 
New  York. 


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Lieutenant  Colonel,  Coast  Artillery  Corps.  Station: 
(Commanding)  Fort  Casey,  Washington. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Captain,  U.  S.  Volunteers, 
U.  S.  Signal  Corps,  Santiago  campaign,  and  on  shore  in  the 
field  from  Jime  21  to  July  9,  1898;  on  last  date  carried  into 
hospital  with  yellow  fever. 

Voi-UNTEER  Service:  Captain  and  Signal  Officer,  May 
20,  1898,  accepted  June  11;  Major,  July  18,  accepted  August 
2,  honorably  discharged  April  17,  1899;  Captain,  Signal 
Office,  April  17,  accepted  April  17,  honorably  discharged 
May  7,  1901 ;  served  in  Santiago  campaign  in  Cuba,  returned 
to  United  States  in  August,  1898;  served  in  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts, mustering  out  Volunteers;  assumed  command  of  the 
Signal  Corps  troops  and  depot  at  P'ort  Myer,  Virginia,  in 
December,  1898,  and  superintended  building  of  Signal  Corps 
post  and  starting  signal  school  at  that  place;  left  for  Philip- 
pines in  November,  1900,  and  served  there  till  August,  1901, 
returning  to  the  United  States  in  summer  of  1901. 

Special  Duty:  Signal  Corps  Service,  Santiago;  duty 
as  Artillery  District  Adjutant  (similar  to  Regimental  Adju- 
tant) ;  Artillery  District  Adjutant,  Artillery  District  of  the 
Potomac,  1906  to  August,  1907-  Took  part  in  Sea  Coast 
Maneuvers ;  inspected  the  National  Guard,  District  of  Colum- 
bia, and  the  Virginia  Military  Institute. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  30,  1864,  Richmond, 
Virginia.  Married  Grace  Elizabeth  Allen,  July,  1899,  Brook- 
lyn, New  York. 


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Resigned  from  service,  November  6,  1909. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Philippine  insurrection, 
April,  1899,  to  October,  1901. 

Civil  Life:  At  present  an  "A.B." — i.e..  Artist  and 
Bohemian. 

Remarks:     Bachelor. 


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MtUmm  ilarlag  ^rnarn^ 

Major,  U.  S.  A.,  Retired. 
Died  October  24,  1909;  Aged  50. 

Swaine  was  born  in  the  Army,  being  the  son  of  the  late 
Brigadier  General  P.  T.  Swaine.  He  entered  the  Academy 
with  the  Class  of  '85,  and  joined  '86  in  their  plebe  camp.  Upon 
graduation  he  was  assigned  to  the  •22nd  Infantry,  and  served 
principally  at  Fort  Keogh,  Montana,  until  September,  1891, 
when  he  entered  the  Infantry  and  Cavalry  School  at  Fort 
Leavenworth,  graduating  in  1893.  He  was  promoted  1st 
Lieutenant,  3rd  Infantry,  November  29,  1892,  and  went  back 
to  his  old  regiment,  the  22nd,  in  December  of  the  same  year. 
He  served  with  the  Columbian  Guard  at  the  World's  Fair,  at 
Chicago,  from  June  to  November,  1893,  and  then  went  back 
to  his  old  Montana  stations.  The  breaking  out  of  the  Span- 
ish-American War  foimd  him  at  Fort  Crook,  Nebraska,  and 
from  there  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to  Mobile,  and  later 
to  Tampa.  He  went  through  the  Santiago  campaign,  being 
present  at  the  El  Caney  and  Santiago  engagements. 

He  returned  to  the  United  States  in  September,  1898,  and 
was  made  Mustering  Officer  for  the  State  of  Nebraska.  He  was 
promoted  Captain,  22nd  Infantry,  March  2,  1899,  and  was 
transferred  to  the  1st  Infantry  May  2nd  of  the  same  year.  He 
went  to  Cuba  with  his  regiment  and  was  stationed  at  Pinar 
del  Rio  until  June,  1900.  From  Cuba  he  went  to  the  Philip- 
pine Islands  in  August,  1900,  and  remained  there  until  April, 
1903,  with  the  exception  of  a  four  months'  leave,  August- 
December,  1902. 

On  his  return  to  this  country  he  remained  at  Fort  Wayne, 
Michigan,  until  he  went  back  to  the  islands  in  February,  1906. 


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In  June,  1908,  he  came  back  to  the  United  States,  broken  in 
health  from  his  long  tropical  service.  He  was  retired  for  dis- 
ability incident  to  the  service  March  23,  1909,  and  went  to  live 
at  Los  Nietos,  California,  where  he  died  October  24,  1909. 

Surely  this  is  a  record  of  arduous  service  quietly  and  effi- 
ciently done,  service  in  which  he  gave  up  his  life  for  his  coun- 
try. He  has  no  memorial  tablet  at  West  Point,  but  none  the 
less  should  his  name  be  borne  on  the  list  of  those  who  have  laid 
down  their  lives  that  the  republic  might  live. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Artl|ur  ©iyapr 


Major  of  Cavalry.  Station:  Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas, 
and  in  the  field  on  the  Mexican  border  at  Minera,  Texas. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Marched  from  Fort  Elliott, 
Texas,  to  Fort  Brown,  Texas,  July,  1887,  to  October,  1887; 
Santiago  campaign  in  Cuba,  June,  1898,  wounded  in  right 
hip,  Juh^  1,  1898;  returned  to  the  United  States  with  regi- 
ment ;  commanded  Troop  A,  3rd  Cavalry,  in  Philippine  insur- 
rection, August,  1899,  to  June,  1901;  Lawton  and  Young's 
Northern  campaign,  1899;  in  various  fights,  Asingan,  Man- 
goldan,  San  Tomas,  Tangadin,  and  between  Batac  and  Banna 
in  November  and  December,  1899;  relief  of  Batac  and  several 
fights  near  Batac  in  April,  1900;  served  with  3rd  Cavalry  in 
Northern  Luzon  until  June,  1901 ;  promoted  to  9th  Cavalry  as 
Captain;  commanded  Troop  E,  9th  Cavalry,  in  Southern 
Luzon,  July,  1901,  to  June,  1902;  transferred  to  3rd  Cavalry, 
returned  to  the  United  States  August,  1902;  border  service  at 
Del  Rio,  Texas,  November  and  December,  1910;  border  ser- 
vice at  Minera,  Texas,  since  January  29,  1911. 

Special  Duty:  Instructor,  Department  of  Modern 
Languages,  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  August,  1891,  to 
August,  1895,  relieved  at  his  own  request;  Assistant  Professor 
of  French,  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  October,  1898,  to  July, 
1899,  relieved  at  his  own  request;  Assistant  Professor  of 
French,  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  August,  1904,  to  August, 
1907;  Head  of  Department  of  Languages,  Army  Service 
Schools,  August,  1907,  to  August,  1910,  relieved  at  his  own 
request;  Commissary,  3rd  Cavalry,  June,  1903,  to  August, 
1904. 

Remarks:  Distinguished  marksman,  1890;  distinguished 
pistol-shot,  1903;  member  of  Cavalry  Army  Team,  1903;  mem- 
ber of  Army  Team,  1906;  coach  for  Cavalry  Army  Team  in 
First  National  Match,  1903. 


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Personal  History:  Born  February  1,  1864,  Evans- 
ville,  Indiana.  Married  Viola  J.  Starck,  December  31,  1890, 
Corpus  Christi,  Texas.  Children:  Arthur  Paul  Thayer, 
born  April  30,  1893,  West  Point,  New  York;  Marie  Lillie 
Thayer,  born  November  7,  1894,  West  Point,  New  York; 
Basil  Girard  Thayer,  born  July  16,  1898,  Jefferson  Barracks, 
Missouri;  Francis  Marion  Thayer,  born  August  28,  1905, 
West  Point,  New  York;  Cora  Thayer,  born  November  7, 
1908,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 


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1st  Lieutenant,  2nd  U.  S.  Artiixery. 
Died  at  Anderson,  S.  C,  March  23,  1893;  Aged  30. 

Towers  entered  with  the  class  in  June,  1882,  and  soon 
made  it  evident  that  he  was  to  be  numbered  among  the  star 
performers  in  mathematics,  as  well  as  in  the  gentle  art  of 
sharing  the  contents  of  her  lunchbasket  with  some  unsuspect- 
ing damsel  in  a  cozj-^  corner  in  Flirtation  Walk.  The  writer 
well  remembers,  one  hot  afternoon  in  Yearling  Camp,  while 
engaged  in  instilling  instruction  into  plebes,  how  he  was  sud- 
denly accosted  by  an  attractive  young  female  in  anxious 
search  of  Cadet  "Digby."  Upon  graduation  Towers  was 
assigned  to  the  1st  Artillery  and  joined  in  September  at  the 
Presidio.  Here  were  assembled  a  choice  and  merry  crowd — 
Bean,  Mott,  T.  B.  Lyman,  Sturgis,  '84,  Faison,  '83;  and 
reports  do  say  that  the  Post  Commander,  General  (then 
Major)  Grahame,  had  the  time  of  his  life  getting  any  of  these 
brave  young  soldiers  to  attend  reveille.  Towers  remained  here 
until  May,  1890,  when,  his  health  failing,  he  was  obliged  to 
take  a  sick  leave  until  the  following  September,  when  it  was 
found  that  it  would  not  do  to  send  him  back  to  the  climate 
of  San  Francisco.  He  accordingly  was  detailed  as  Professor 
of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  at  the  South  Carolina  Mili- 
tary Academy,  Charleston,  S.  C,  to  date  from  September 
30,  1890.  It  was  hoped  that  his  health  would  improve  in  the 
warm  climate  of  his  native  State,  but  the  disease — tubercu- 
losis— had  progressed  too  far.     He  died  March  23,  1893. 

It  is  surely  a  tribute  to  a  man  to  be  able  to  say  that,  when 
one  looks  back  to  four  long  years  of  hard  work  and  little  play 
spent  in  close  companionship  with  him,  his  memory  always 
brings  a  smile  to  the  lips.     This  is  true  of  Towers. 

J.  E.  McM. 


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Major  of  Cavalry.     Station:  West  Point,  New  York. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Against  Crow  Indians,  No- 
vember, 1887;  against  Sioux  Indians,  November,  1890,  to 
February,  1891 ;  Spanish- American  War,  Santiago  campaign, 
June  14  to  August  13,  1898;  Philippine  insurrection,  Novem- 
ber 30,  1900,  to  July  4,  1902. 

Battles  and  Actions:  Action  against  Crow  Indians 
near  Crow  Agency,  November  5,  1887,  Las  Guasimas,  Cuba, 
June  24,  1898,  San  Juan,  Cuba,  July  1-3,  1898;  siege  of  San- 
tiago, July  4-17,  1898.  These  campaigns  and  engagements 
all  resulted  in  commendatory  orders  and  reports  for  hard 
marching,  energetic  efforts,  and  recommendations  for  two 
brevets  for  gallantry  in  action. 

Special  Duty:  Instructor  and  Assistant  Professor  of 
French,  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1892-98,  1902-04;  Associ- 
ate Professor  of  Modern  Languages,  U.  S.  Military  Academy, 
1907-11;  Acting  Adjutant  General  and  Acting  Assistant 
Adjutant  General,  Department  of  Southern  Luzon  and  De- 
partment of  South  Philippines,  November,  1900,  to  August, 
1902;  on  confidential  mission  to  insurgent  camp,  April,  1902, 
resulting  in  surrender  of  all  insurgents  of  Island  of  Samar 
under  General  Guevara;  on  delicate  confidential  missions  in 
summers  of  1904  and  1905,  for  which  commended  for  "marked 
discretion,  energy  and  ability";  on  mission  to  Germany  to  wit- 
ness the  Fall  Army  Maneuvers,  1906;  on  confidential  mission 
to  Panama,  summer  1908;  Senior  Umpire,  Fort  Riley  Maneu- 
vers, 1910;  Head,  Department  of  Languages  (French,  Ger- 
man, Spanish),  Army  Service  Schools,  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  1904-07. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  15,  1864,  New  York. 
Married  October  15,  1895,  at  Albany,  New  York,  to  Kath- 
arine Hamilton  Chapman,  of  Troy  Road,  Albany,  New  York. 

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Children:  Margaret  Standish  Traub,  born  West  Point,  New 
York,  March  8,  1897;  Katharine  Hamilton  Traub,  born  West 
Point,  New  York,  August  24,  1903;  Elizabeth  Hudson  Traub, 
born  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  April  30,  1905. 


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I|arrg  (^mv^t  ©rout 

Captain,  2xd  U.  S.  Cavalry. 
Died  August  8,  190.5;  Aged  43. 

Trout  entered  the  Academy  with  the  September  contin- 
gent in  1882  and  was  graduated  in  June,  1886,  and  assigned 
to  the  9th  Cavalry.  He  served  his  tour  as  2nd  Lieutenant  with 
that  regiment  and  was  promoted  1st  Lieutenant,  2nd  Cavalry, 
on  JNIarch  7,  1893.  He  joined  at  Fort  Wingate,  New  Mexico, 
in  May  of  the  same  year  and  spent  the  next  four  years  at  that 
post.  In  August,  1897,  he  entered  the  Infantry  and  Cavalry 
School  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  but  the  breaking  out  of  the  Span- 
ish-American War  dispersed  the  class  in  the  spring  of  1898. 
Trout  joined  his  regiment  which  went  through  that  wearisome 
period  of  waiting  for  something  to  do  in  the  camps  at  Tampa, 
Montauk  Point  and  Huntsville.  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
war  he  served  as  mustering-out  officer  at  Philadelphia  from 
September  9  to  December  8,  1898.  After  rejoining  his 
regiment  he  served  as  Acting  Regimental  Adjutant,  Quarter- 
master and  Commissary  from  January  20  to  March  31,  1899. 
He  accompanied  the  Regiment  to  Cuba  in  the  spring  of  that 
year  and  remained  with  it  until  its  return  to  the  United  States 
in  January,  1902.  He  performed  garrison  duty  at  Fort 
Ethan  Allen,  Vermont,  and  Fort  Myer,  Virginia,  until  the  de- 
parture of  his  regiment  for  the  Philippines  in  December,  1903. 
The  next  two  years  were  passed  at  Camp  Stotsenburg,  Philip- 
pine Islands,  in  command  of  his  troop.  In  August,  1905,  he 
was  seized  with  a  severe  attack  of  appendicitis  and  operated 
upon,  but  without  avail.  He  died  at  Camp  Stotsenburg  on 
August  8,  1905,  of  peritonitis. 

It  has  been  the  sad  duty  of  the  writer  to  write  the  obitu- 
ary notices  of  the  two  classmates  who  shared  the  same  room 


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with  him  during  the  period  of  their  first  introduction  to  the 
Academy  as  "Seps."  Later  on  the  strong  friendship  enter- 
tained for  Trout  was  renewed  at  Tampa  and  Fort  Ethan 
Allen,  where  his  high  standing  as  an  officer  only  verified  the 
opinion  formed  of  him  as  a  cadet.  He  was  always  loyal  and 
devoted  to  the  class,  and  the  writer  feels  that  this  brief  and  dry 
account  of  his  services  will  give  those  who  did  not  know  him 
but  a  faint  idea  of  his  sterling  qualities  as  an  officer  and  a  man. 
The  following  regimental  order  was  issued  on  his  death: 

Headquaeters  2nd  U.  S.  Cavalry^ 

Camp  Stotsenburg,  Pampanga,  P.  I., 

August  8,  1905. 
General  Orders,  No.  4. 

1.  It  is  with  profound  sorrow  that  the  Regimental  Com- 
mander announces  to  the  Regiment  the  death,  at  this  post,  at 
noon  to-day,  of  Captain  Harry  G.  Trout,  2nd  Cavalry.  Born 
at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  September  5,  1861,  he  was  appointed 
a  cadet  at  the  United  States  Military  Academy  on  September 
1,  1882,  and  upon  graduation  was  commissioned,  July  1, 
1886,  as  2nd  Lieutenant,  9th  U.  S.  Cavalry.  On  March  7, 
1893,  he  was  promoted  to  1st  Lieutenancy  in  the  2nd  Cavalry, 
and  on  February  2,  1901,  received  his  promotion  to  a  Cap- 
taincy in  the  Regiment. 

Captain  Trout's  long  and  honorable  record  of  twenty- 
three  years'  service  has  exerted  an  influence  that  will  not  termi- 
nate with  his  untimely  death.  He  will  long  be  remembered  bj^ 
his  comrades,  officers  and  men  of  this  Regiment  for  his  gen- 
eral cultivation  and  professional  attainments ;  for  his  high  sense 
of  duty;  for  the  jealous  care  with  which  he  guarded  the  honor 
of  his  profession,  as  a  soldier  proud  of  the  name ;  for  his  manly 
sympathy  for  those  serving  at  his  side ;  and  for  his  interest  in 
the  officers  and  men  of  his   troop — "H." 

The  Army  has  lost  an  officer  and  a  gentleman. 

2  The  officers  of  the  Regiment  will  wear  the  usual  badge 
of  mourning  for  thirty  days. 

By  order  of  Major  Johnson: 

(Signed)  Fred'k  S.  Foltz, 

Captain  and  Adjutant,  2nd  Cavalry. 

J.  E.  McM. 

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I 


([II|arl00  Qlarrnll  Halrutt.  Jr. 

Major  of  Cavalry.  Station:  Schofield  Barracks,  Hawaiian 
Territory. 

War  and  Field  Service:  Philippine  outbreak  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1899;  with  two  expeditions  under  General  Lawton  in 
April,  1899. 

Volunteer  Service:  Captain,  Assistant  Quartermas- 
ter, May  12,  1898,  to  September  18,  1899;  ^lajor,  44th  U.  S. 
Infantry,  September  18,  1899,  to  June  30,  1901;  served  in 
Philippine  Islands,  August,  1898,  to  October,  1901,  in  various 
capacities  in  the  Quartermaster's  Department. 

Personal  History:  Born  June  20,  1861,  Columbus, 
Ohio.  JNIarried  Julia  du  Pont  Crofton,  of  Wilmington,  Dela- 
ware, August  26,  1891,  at  Fort  Sheridan,  Illinois. 


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Captain.  Retired  March  2,  1899.  Address:  Harris- 
burg,  Pennsylvania. 

Special  Duty:  Military  Instructor,  De  Pauw  Univer- 
sity, Greencastle,  Indiana,  January,  1890,  to  October,  1892. 
Military  Instructor,  Riverview  Academy,  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York,  July,  1900,  to  September,  1905. 

Personal  History:  Born  February  5,  1862,  Minerva, 
Ohio.  Married  Arta  Parvin,  September  6,  1888,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  Children:  Robert  Parvin  Williams,  born  August  29, 
1891,  Greencastle,  Indiana  (Miami  Medical  College,  Cincin- 
nati) ;  Arta  Williams,  born  December  31,  1894,  Fort  Sheri- 
dan, Illinois;  Charles  Linton  Williams,  born  January  3,  1898, 
Fort  Huachuca,  Arizona. 


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Jfrank  Hong  Winn 

Major,  13th  U.  S.  Infantry.  Station:  Fort  Leaven- 
worth, Kansas,  to  March,  1911;  ordered  to  proceed  on  April 
5,  1911,  to  Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 

War  and  Fiei-d  Service:  In  the  field  with  the  1st  Infan- 
try (Colonel  Shafter),  Pine  Ridge  campaign  against  Sioux 
Indians,  December  4,  1890,  to  March  4,  1891 ;  in  the  field  with 
Company  B,  1st  Infantry,  Round  Valle}^  Indian  Reservation, 
California,  March  9  to  April  30,  1892;  in  the  field  with  the  1st 
Infantry  (Colonel  Shafter),  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  dur- 
ing railroad  strike,  from  July  2  to  August  17,  1894;  Camp 
George  H.  Thomas,  Chickamauga,  to  June  7,  1898;  with  Reg- 
iment in  Cuba  from  June  20  to  August  15,  1898,  serving 
throughout  the  campaign  against  Santiago,  participating  in 
the  battles  of  El  Caney,  July  1st,  San  Juan,  July  2nd  and  3rd, 
and  subsequent  operations  to  the  surrender  of  the  Spanish 
Army,  July  17,  1898;  nominated  by  the  President  to  be  Brevet 
Captain  for  gallantry  in  battle  of  El  Caney,  Cuba,  July  1, 
1898;  Montauk  Point,  New  York,  to  September  10,  1898;  to 
the  Philippine  Islands,  February  19,  1899;  served  in  Luzon 
during  Filipino  insurrection;  Manila,  April  14  to  June  25, 
1899,  with  2nd  Division,  8th  Army  Corps;  Northern  Luzon 
thereafter  and  throughout  the  advance  from  San  Fernando  to 
Tarlac;  participated  with  his  regiment  in  the  engagements  of 
San  Fernando  and  Calulut,  August  9th;  Angeles,  August  16th 
and  18th;  Angeles,  October  11th  and  16th,  and  other  opera- 
tions in  the  vicinity  of  Angeles  during  August  and  September 
and  October,  1899,  and  the  subsequent  advance  to  Bamban 
(November  11,  1899)  and  Tarlac  (November  13,  1899). 
Nominated  by  the  President  to  be  Brevet  Major  for  gallantry 
in  action,  Angeles,  Luzon,  August  16,  1899;  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral, 3rd  District    (General  Jacob  H.   Smith  commanding), 


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Department  of  Northern  Luzon,  August  8,  1900,  to  Septem- 
ber 6,  1901;  Acting  Military  Secretary,  Pacific  Division, 
November,  1905,  to  January  29,  1906;  Aide-de-Camp  to 
Division  Commander  (Major  General  Adolphus  W.  Greely), 
April  18  to  August  2,  1906,  during  the  operations  of  the 
Army  in  the  San  Francisco  earthquake,  fire  and  relief  wprk. 

Special  Duty  :  Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tac- 
tics, University  of  California,  Berkeley,  California,  August  15, 
1893,  to  August  15,  1897;  Acting  Aide-de-Camp  to  General 
James  W.  Forsyth,  maneuvers,  Monterey,  California,  from 
July  6  to  August  19,  1895;  on  leave  of  absence  in  Europe, 
May  15  to  December  21,  1897;  Regimental  Adjutant  (1st 
Lieutenant),  12th  Infantry,  April  13,  1898,  to  March  2,  1899; 
Regimental  Adjutant  (Captain),  12th  Infantry,  March  2, 
1899,  to  August  8,  1900;  Regimental  Quartermaster,  12th 
Infantry,  June  1,  1902,  to  March  3,  1904;  Aide-de-Camp  to 
Major  General  Arthur  MacArthur,  March  4,  1904,  to  Sep- 
tember 18,  1906;  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Military  Secretary 
to  the  Lieutenant  General  of  the  Army,  Lieutenant  General 
Arthur  MacArthur,  September  18,  1906,  to  June  2,  1909; 
at  Headquarters  Pacific  Division,  San  Francisco,  California, 
to  April  30,  1907;  with  General  Baron  Kuroki  and  officers, 
Imperial  Japanese  Army,  Seattle  to  Washington  City,  May, 
1907;  at  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  May  20,  1907,  to  June  2, 
1909 ;  on  leave  of  absence  in  Europe,  summer  and  fall  of  1909 ; 
member  Infantry  Examining  Board,  October  12,  1909,  to 
1911;  commanding  Regiment,  July  25  to  September,  1910, 
Fort  Riley  Maneuvers. 

Personal  History:  Born  October  4,  1864,  Winches- 
ter, Kentucky.  Married  (1)  Dora  Boardman,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, California,  who  died  December  23,  1891,  (2)  Katharine 
McCord,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  October  15,  1910.  Chil- 
dren: Dora  Julia  Winn,  born  December  17,  1891,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 


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Major  of  Cavalry.  Station:  Presidio  of  San  Francisco, 
California. 

War  and  Field  Service:  1890-91,  Sioiix  Indian  war, 
2nd  Lieutenant,  Troop  C,  9th  Cavalry,  with  Fort  Leaven- 
worth Cavalry  Battalion,  Pine  Ridge  campaign;  1896-97, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Troop  A,  1st  Cavalry,  scouting  trails  of  rene- 
gade Apache  Indians  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico;  January- 
March,  1898,  1st  Lieutenant,  commanding  Troop  A,  1st 
Cavalry,  exploring  in  Papago  Indian  country,  investigating 
relations  of  settlers  and  Indians,  etc.;  1898,  with  5th  Army 
Corps  in  Santiago  campaign,  commanding  Troop  A,  1st 
Cavalry,  in  battles  of  Guasimas  and  San  Juan;  with  detach- 
ment 1st  Cavalry,  Troops  A  and  L,  on  strike  duty  at  Wal- 
lace and  Wardner,  Idaho,  May-November,  1899;  with  regi- 
ment in  Philippines,  September,  1900,  to  August,  1903;  1st 
Lieutenant  and  Captain,  Troop  A;  general  scouting;  com- 
manded at  Lucban,  February,  1901,  to  April,  1902;  operated 
under  General  Bell's  orders  in  Batangas  campaign;  com- 
manded 1st  Squadron  in  reconnaissance  of  Batangas  and 
Tayabas  provinces,  June,  1903;  with  regiment  in  military 
occupation  of  San  Francisco,  May- June,  1906,  after  fire  and 
earthquake;  on  Mexican  border  enforcing  neutrality  laws, 
February- April,  1911,  operating  in  Arizona  and  California; 
commanded  troops  at  Yuma,  February- April,  1911. 

National  Guard:  Corporal,  Louisville  Legion  Cadets, 
F  Company,  1st  Kentucky;  Corporal  and  selected  for  appoint- 
ment as  Sergeant  Major  at  time  of  entering  West  Point; 
with  regiment  escorting  ex- President  Grant  when  visiting 
Louisville  at  close  of  his  tour  of  the  world. 

Special  Duty:  Instructor  of  Drawing,  United  States 
Militarv  Academv,  1891-92;  Instructor  in  Mathematics,  Fort 


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Leavenworth,  1893;  commanded  Crow  Indian  Troop  L,  1st 
Cavalry,  at  Fort  Custer,  Montana,  1893-94;  on  topograph- 
ical reconnaissance  in  Southern  Arizona,  June- September, 
1897,  between  Mexican  border  and  Gila  River,  Tombstone 
arid  Tucson,  for  progressive  military  map;  on  recruiting 
service,  Louisville,  1898;  general  recruiting  service,  El  Paso, 
Texas,  1896-1909;  Acting  Superintendent  Sequoia  and  Gen- 
eral Grant  National  Parks,  1910,  commanding  troop  on  duty 
at  parks. 

Miscellaneous:  Sharpshooter;  member  Department  of 
Missouri  Revolver  Team  (bronze  medal),  1892;  attended 
summer  camp,  Strawberry  Valley,  Utah,  1889;  at  one  post 
or  another  has  performed  all  post,  staff  and  special  duties, 
giving  special  attention  to  post  schools  at  Fort  Duchesne  and 
Fort  Robinson;  has  served  at  twelve  established  posts  in  the 
United  States  and  at  five  stations  in  the  Philippines. 

With  Stewart,  designed  class  ring;  illustrated  Batchelor's 
"Infantry  Fire." 

Peesonal  History:  Born  August  4,  1864,  Augusta, 
Georgia.      (Unmarried.) 


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Class  Songs 


1.     THE  ELEGANT  BOLD  '86 

"A"  Company 
There's  old  Wiley  Bean,  and  also  Danny  Keene, 

Paddy  Nolan  and  Saturday,  the  twins, 
There's  old  Boss  Wright,  who  braced  with  all  his  might, 

And  Duncan,  so  handy  with  his  shins. 

Chorus — There's  the  Walcutts,  the  Pershings, 

The  Shattucks  and  the  Beans, 
And  Windy  with  his  fins  so  quick; 

Bow  down  to  me  low  as  walking  I  go, 
I'm  the  elegant,  bold  Simon  Slick. 

"W  Company 
There's  old  Jones,  E.  N.,  and  all  "B"  Company  men, 

Who  live  in  tents  just  on  the  right. 
And  little  Peggy  Winn,  who  thinks  swearing  is  a  sin. 

And  his  tentmate  who  swears  with  all  his  might. 

Chorus — There's  Bobby  Hirst  and  Moses,  two  staunch 
old  bachelors, 
And  Riche,  who's  a-fussin'  and  a-stewin'; 

Bow  down  to  me  low  as  walking  I  go, 
I'm  the  elegant,  bold  Jimmy  Druien. 

"C"  Company 
There's  little  Timmy  Thayer,  with  his  military  air, 

Who  goes  to  see  his  girl  and  keep's  her  key. 
And  old  Jack  Nance,  in  a  pair  of  borrowed  pants, 

Who  goes  out  every  day  in  F.  C.  P. 

Chorus — There's   the  Byrons,  the  Deshons,   the   Pettits 
and  the  Traubs, 
The  Croxtons  and  the  Twiggses  of  the  Corps ; 
Bow  down  to  me  low  as  walking  I  go, 
I'm  the  elegant,  bold  Benny  Poore. 

There's  old  Sukey  Mott,  who's  mashed  but  says  he's  not. 
Every  day  to  the  mess  hall  wends  his  way ; 

And  also  Uncle  Mac,  takes  his  dress  coat  from  the  rack. 
And  goes  down  "Flirtation"  every  day. 

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Chorus — There's  the  Potters,  the  Proctors,  the  Kmiballs 
and  the  Hays, 
John  Hardeman  and  also  Sammy  Seay; 
Bow  down  to  us  low  as  walking  we  go. 

We're  the  officers  and  men  of  Company  D. 

Battalion  Staff 

There's  old  Tibby  who  gets  an  absence  on  tattoo. 
And  says  he's  been  out  walking  with  his  aunt, 
But  down  "Flirtation"  with  the  moon,  he's  an  awful  man 
to  spoon. 
He's  the  elegant,  bold  adjutant. 

Chorus — There's  also  Uncle  Mac,  on  whom  his  girl  went 
back 
Because  he  wouldn't  spoon  her  any  faster; 
Bow  down  to  me  low  as  walking  I  go, 
I'm  the  elegant,  bold  quartermaster. 


2.     LITTLE  TOMMARIO 

There  was  once  a  gay  young  smokario. 

His  name  it  was  Thomas  Reesario, 

He  smoked  so  strong  a  cigario 

That  it  made  him  feel  very  glum — yum — yum. 

Along  came  the  Officer  of  the  Dario, 

Who  took  out  his  little  bookario. 

He  raked  in  this  festive  Tommario, 

Which  made  him  exceedingly  glum — yum — yum. 

On  the  next  confinement  listario. 

Little  Tommy  was  in  confinario. 

He  could  not  do  any  spoonario. 

Which  made  him  exceedingly  glum — yum — ^yiim. 

Down  by  the  old  Hospitalario 

There  lives  a  fair  young  Julietto ; 

If  we  should  here  tell  her  cognamio, 

It  would  make  him  exceedingly  glum — yum — yum. 

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To  see  this  fair  young  Julietto, 

Tommy  made  a  bold  breach  of  conetto, 

He  had  a  most  narrow  escapio, 

Which  would  make  him  exceedingly  glum — yum — yum. 

Had  a  Tack  seen  this  reckless  actario, 

Our  friend  would  have  been  privatario, 

He  would  now  have  been  walking  guardario, 

Which  would  make  him  exceedingly  glum — yum — yum. 


3.     THE  PONTON  BRIDGE 

(Tune— "Hold  the  Fort") 

Lower  the  balk,  the  chess  are  coming, 

Side  rails  on  the  way, 
Hear  the  Major  wildly  shouting, 

Hurry  up  that  bay. 

chorus: 

Hold  the  balk  and  chess  and  rack  sticks, 
Though  we  swear  and  steam, 

Soon  we'll  have  the  bridge  constructed. 
Then  we'll  cross  the  stream. 

See  the  balkmen  now  approaching. 

Major  leading  on. 
Soon  he'll  give  the  order  "lower," 

And  the  bay  is  done. — Cho. 

Step  out  the  side  rails  and  the  lastings, 

Tie  her  firm  and  fast, 
We'll  not  get  back  to  the  encampment 

Till  the  recall's  past. — Cho. 


4.     THE  CRY  OF  GRADUATION 

(Tune— "The  Battle  Cry  of  Freedom") 

Yes,  we'll  rally  round  the  flag,  boys. 

We'll  rally  once  again, 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation; 
We'll  rally  from  the  section  room. 

And  gather  on  the  plain. 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. 


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Chorus — Yes,  June  forever,  hurrah!  boys,  hurrah! 

Down  with  the  chevron  and  up  with  the  bar, 
While  we  rally  round  the  flag,  boj^s, 
Rally  once  again, 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. 

We  nevermore  will  tussle  with 

The  ravelin  covered  way. 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation, 
But  we'll  whoop  it  up  for  h 's  sake 

On  our  Graduation  day. 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. — Cho. 

And  our  engineer  instructors. 
With  their  eager,  searching  eyes. 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation, 

Nevermore  will  hang  around  us. 
Like  a  lot  of  hungry  spies. 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. — Cho. 

And  when  we  reach  our  homes,  boys, 

How  happy  we  will  be, 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation, 
For  then  we  won't  be  skinned  again 

For  late  at  reveille, 

louting  the  cry  of  Graduation. — Cho. 


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We  will  follow  in  the  footsteps 
Of  our  brothers  gone  before. 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation, 

And  we'll  fill  up  all  the  vacancies 
With  seventy-seven  more. 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. — Cho. 

We  will  soon  be  bold  lieutenants,  boys, 

So  don't  be  feeling  sad. 

Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation; 
And  how  we'll  "whoop  it"  for  the  man 

Who's  first  to  be  a  dad. 
Shouting  the  cry  of  Graduation. — Cho. 


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5.     WILEY  BEANARIO 

There  once  was  a  gay  yoimg  Lothario, 
And  his  name  it  was  Wiley  Eeanario; 

One  day  he  received  a  skinario 

Which  made  him  exceedingly  glum, 

Yum,  Yum. 

He  went  down  to  see  the  Commario 
To  make  charges  against  the  tackario, 

But  he  sent  him  back  in  arrestario. 

Which  made  him  feel  none  the  less  glum^ — 

Yum,  Yum. 

Next  night  there  came  out  an  ordario 
Which  made  Wiley  Bean  privatario, 

They  bumped  him  against  the  tent-polio 

And  injured dum  dum. 

Yum,  Yum. 


6.     THE  HARVEST 

(Tune— "What  Shall  the  Harvest  Be?") 

Walking  guard  in  the  dajdight  fair, 
Raking  in  skins  in  the  noontide  glare. 
Standing  attention  in  soft  twilight. 
Sleeping  on  post  in  the  solemn  night: 
Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? 
Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? — "Skins." 

chorus: 

Walking  guard  in  the  morning  air. 

Raking  in  skins  in  the  daylight  fair. 

Gathering  "cons"  for  next  Saturday, 

Sure,  oh,  sure,  will  the  harvest  be — "Breach  of  Con." 

Building  the  bridge  with  all  our  might. 
The  sergeant  came  up  in  the  dead  of  night 
And  excitedly  said  to  the  Major  bright, 
"Sir,  the  raft  itself  is  out  of  sight." 
Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? 
Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? — "No  shoe." 

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chorus: 

Working  hard  until  twelve  o'clock, 
Carrying  chess  on  the  old  North  Dock, 
Deadbeating  whenever  a  chance  we  see. 
Sure,  oh,  sure,  will  the  harvest  be — "Balk." 

Constructing  a  Noizet  at  eight  o'clock, 

Using  of  cuss-words  our  total  stock, 

Drawing  the  magistral,  oh,  so  fine, 

To  the  ramp  sloping  upward  with  one  on  nine. 

Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? 

Oh,  what  shall  the  harvest  be? — "1.5." 

chorus: 

Cussing  and  swearing  and  working  all  day. 
Putting  in  slopes  for  the  covered  way, 
Skinned  twice  for  talking,  by  Lieutenant  G — 
Sure,  oh,  sure,  will  the  harvest  be — "Transfer. 


7.     LITTLE  WALLIE 

(Tune — "Sweet  Dreamland  Faces") 

Little  Wallie  Gordon,  spooning 

All  the  day. 
Oh,  how  he  feels  now  that  she  has 

Gone  away; 
Gone  away  forever,  never  to  return, 
To  forget  his  sweetheart  he 

Will  never  learn. 

Sweet  cadet  faces  passing  in  review, 
Then  comes  inspection  for  coats  that 

Are  not  new; 
Along  strides  his  Nibs,  now,  with  all  his 

Retinue, 
Oh,  General  Wesley,  yours  is  threadbare  too. 

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8.     CLEMENTINE 

(Tune — "My  Clementine") 

In  "B"  Company,  in  "B"  Company 
Live  a  lot  of  handsome  men, 

Fritz  and  Moses,  Fritz  and  Moses, 
And  the  classic  Jones,  E.  N. 

Chorus — Oh!  the  classic,  oh!  the  classic. 
Oh!  the  classic  Jones,  E.  N., 
You  will  never  know  your  tactics, 
And  the  Cop  will  rake  you  in. 

In  "C"  Company,  in  "C"  Company 
Live  a  lot  of  spoony  men, 

Stephen  Elliott,  Stephen  Elliott, 
And  his  tentmate,  Julius  Penn. 

Chorus — Oh!  my  darling,  oh!  my  darling, 
Oh!  my  darling  Julius  Penn, 
You'll  be  lost  to  us  forever 
When  the  course  is  at  an  end. 

In  the  guard-house,  in  the  guard-house 
Live  a  lot  of  skinning  men; 

Cop  and  Goober,  Darr  and  Davy, 
General  K.  and  Cheeky  John. 

Chorus — Oh !  my  darling,  oh !  my  darling, 
Oh!  my  darling  Cheeky  John, 
You  will  never  kick  our  clothes-bags 
When  a  hundred  days  have  gone. 

In  the  summer,  in  the  summer, 
In  the  summer  it  is  queer 

That  mixed  drinks  with  ice  and  sugar 
Should  give  a  man  the  . 

Chorus — O  the  doctor,  O  the  doctor, 
O  the  doctor,  he  has  said 
That  the  cases  of  the  colic 

Come  from  drinking  lemonade. 

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9.     SHALL  WE  GATHER  AT  THE  RIVER? 

Shall  we  gather  at  the  river, 

Where  the  "Major"  calls  for  "chess," 

Where  they  make  us  work  forever. 
Where  they  never  give  "place  rest"? 

Chorus — Yes,  we  will  gather  at  the  river, 
The  beautiful,  beautiful  river. 
Gather  with  the  soldiers  at  the  river. 
Where  they  never  give  "place  rest." 

Shall  we  gather  at  the  river, 

Where  the  ponton  boats  are  moored? 

Shall  we  carry  "chess"  forever. 

Until  the  ponton  bridge  is  floored? — Cho. 

Shall  we  wear  white  shirts  forever. 
And  leave  our  jackets  on  the  shore? 

Shall  we  "rock  and  heave"  together 

Until  oiu*  backs  are  awful  sore? — Cho. 

Shall  we  carry  balk  forever, 

Lash  side  rails  forevermore? 
Shall  we  finish  never,  never. 

With  this  Engineer  Corps? — Cho. 

Shall  we  gather  at  the  battery. 

Where  the  heliostat  is  set? 
Shall  we  signal  up  to  Newburgh, 

"No  message  from  you  yet"? — Cho. 

When  we  gather  at  the  river. 

As  we're  about  to  leave  the  Corps, 

We'll  be  happy  then  forever. 

For  we'll  "build  the  bridge"  nevermore. — Cho. 


10.     INFANTRY  WHITE 

We've  not  much  longer  here  to  stay. 
We've  passed  the  himdredth  night. 

We'll  bid  farewell  to  cadet  gray 
And  don  the  infantry  white. 


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Chorus — Infantry  white,  infantry  white, 

We'll  don  the  infantry  white, 

We'll  bid  farewell  to  cadet  gray 

And  don  the  infantry  white. — Cho. 

We'll  graduate  on  June  the  twelfth, 

And  celebrate  that  night. 
We'll  drink  to  everybody's  health. 

And  yet  we  won't  get  tight. — Cho. 

Then  here's  three  groans  for  burly  Cop, 
And  four  for  Cheeky  John, 

They  nevermore  our  fun  will  stop 
By  putting  us  in  "con."- — Cho. 

For  soon  we're  going  to  graduate 
And  don  our  Hatfield  coats, 

Farewell  we'll  say  to  old  Noizet, 
That  terror  of  the  goats. — Cho. 

And  here's  a  health  to  Colonel  Price, 
Come,  boys,  and  drink  it  down. 

Our  hearts  are  light,  the  bill  has  passed. 
We'll  decorate  the  town.— Cho. 

Here's  to  our  dear  old  Wiley  Bean, 

A  politician  he. 
Without  his  wire-pulling,  I  ween. 

Ten  nobby  cits  we'd  be. — Cho. 


11.     THE  COPROLITE 

(Tune — "The  Midshipmite") 

'Twas  in  '85,  on  a  rainy  night. 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
I  was  walking  guard  in  a  terrible  plight, 
AVhen  up  came  a  great  big  Coprolite, 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
"I'll  turn  them  out  four  times,"  said  he, 
"Before  the  sound  of  reveille. 
And  give  to  each  a  skin,"  said  he. 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 


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Chorus — With  a  long,  long  skin, 
And  a  long,  strong  skin, 
Gaily,  my  lads,  make  her  stick. 
We're  in  "con"  tonight  for  the  Coprolite, 
Singing,  Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

What's  that  with  pants,  so  white  and  bright? 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
Number  One  cries  out  in  a  terrible  fright, 
"  'Tis  the  burly  form  of  the  Coprolite." 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
Oh!  I  got  two  skins  that  made  me  grieve. 
And  I  feel  pretty  sin*e  those  skins  will  cleave, 
And  bust  my  chance  for  a  Christmas  leave. 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! — Cho. 

With  the  cries  of  the  Cop  our  camp  was  rife, 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
And  all  above  the  busy  strife 
Was  heard,  "Cut  away  those  hands  with  life." 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 
"Look  alive!"  he  cries  with  all  his  might, 
"Pay  more  attention!  Mr.  Wright." 
Oh!  I'm  tired  of  this  talkative  Coprolite, 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! 

Challenge  me,  my  lads,  ye  ho! — Cho. 


12.     DE  REVEILLEES 

(Tune — "Golden  Slippers") 

Oh !  dem  reveillees  am  laid  away, 

'Case  I  ain't  a-gwine  to  wear  'em  till  graduation  day, 

But  the  dress  hat  so  greenish,  though  it  looks  rather  sheenish, 

I'll  wear  on  guard  in  the  morn. 

De  old  dress  coat  dat  I  bought  last  June, 

I'se  gwine  to  give  away,  'case  it  fits  too  soon. 

And  de  overcoat,  too,  dat  am  not  very  new, 

I'll  give  to  a  plebe  dat  morn. 

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CHORUS : 

Oh!  dem  reveilleans,  oh!  dem  reveilleans, 

Reveilleans  I'se  gwine  to  wear  because  they  look  so  neat  and 

handsome, 
Oh!  dem  reveilleans,  oh!  dem  reveilleans, 
Reveilleans  I'se  gwine  to  wear  to  walk  dat  company  street. 

De  catridge  box  am  laid  away 

'Case  I'm  gwine  to  wear  a  sash  on  guard  today. 

And  de  pompon  new  am  put  away  too, 

For  I'll  wear  a  plume  in  the  morn. 

De  old  waistplate  dat  am  all  over  tarnished. 

Will  visit  a  plebe  till  de  scabbard  am  varnished. 

While  I  wear  the  breastplate  of  some  feller's  tentmate,. 

And  borrow  a  sword  in  the  morn. — Cho. 

Dese  old  white  pants  wid  de  holes  in  the  seat, 
I'se  gwine  to  exchange  for  a  pair  so  neat. 
For  it's  terrible  bad  to  be  looking  so  sad. 
When  I  march  that  guard  in  the  morn. 
Dat  new  white  jacket  dat  was  bought  last  month, 
I'se  gwine  to  fill  up  wid  buttons  on  the  front, 
And  bright  they  will  be  as  you  shall  see, 
When  I  march  dat  guard  in  the  morn. — Cho. 

Here's  some  brand-new  socks  dat  cost  lots  of  rocks, 

Dat  come  from  de  commissary  in  a  box, 

Dey  will  cover  dese  feet  (very  small  and  neat) 

When  I  march  dat  guard  in  the  morn. 

De  new  white  helmet  just  across  the  way, 

Dat  was  bought  by  a  plebe  just  a  week  ago  today, 

I'll  be  sure  to  borrow,  today  or  tomorrow, 

If  de  guard  be  in  white  in  the  morn. — Cho. 


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13.     THE  HEATHEN  CHINEE 

(Tune — "Chineeman  Bully  Man") 

Take  a  little  waterlee,   take  a  little  sugarlee,  take  a  little 
lemolee, 

Stir  lem  in  a  pail ; 
Some    people    callee    nice    lenionadee,    some    people    callee 
Ginneecockatail. 

Chorus. — Hi  yi  yi,  chin,  chin  chin, 

Me  no  likee  tackee  man,  he  too  muchee  skin ; 
Coppee  man  h —  of  a  man,  he  laugh  hi  yi ; 
Coppee  man  h —  of  a  man,  he  laugh  hi  yi. 

Take  a  little  lightee,  take  a  little  tactics,  take  a  little  Jonesey, 

Bonee  after  taps. 
Some  people  say  he  tear  he  little  shirtee,  some  people  say 

He  dammy  cold  fess. — Cho. 

Me  likee  pipee,  me  likee  smokee,  me  no  likee  Coppee  man; 

He  no  likee  me. 
Along  come  Coppee  man,  and  sniffee  up  he  nosee,  sniffee  up 
he  nosee, 

Bound  to  rakee  me. — Cho. 


14.     THE  FLY-SPECK  MAN 

(Tune — "If  You  are  Anxious  for  to  Shine" — Patience) 

If  you  are  anxious  for  to  shine  in  the  engineering  line. 

As  a  goat  so  bold  and  rare, 
You  must  sit  up  every  night,  and  bone  with  all  your  might. 

And  tear  out  all  your  hair. 
Oh!  the  Quercus  and  the  Oakus,  bedad,  they  nearly  choke  us. 

And  the  Kyan's  method  too; 
Oh!  Ordnance  and  Gunnery  are  nothing  else  but  flummery. 

And  the  liquid  Spanish  too. 
And  every  one  will  say,  as  you  walk  your  concrete  way, 
"If  he  is  content  to  rag  a  max,  which  would  certainly  not  suit 

me, 
Why,  what  a  very,  very,  very,  very  fly-speck  man  this  fly-speck 
man  must  be." 

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15.     THE  HOG-FISH  OF  THE  CORPS 

(Tune — "For  He  is  an  Englishman") 

For  it  is  a  lampereel. 

For  it  might  have  been  a  ganoid, 

A  teleost  or  a  placoid, 

Or  perhaps  a  dinosaur, 

Or  perhaps  a  Dinosauk. 

But  in  spite  of  all  temptations. 

To  belong  to  the  crustaceans, 

It  remains  the  Hog-fish  of  the  Corps, 

It  remains  the  Hog-fish  of  the  Corps. 


16.     THE  LAST  BANQUETTE— MAY  1,  1886 

(Air — "Son  of  a  Gondolier"  or  "Auld  Lang  Syne") 

[Dedicated  by  the  author  to  Chauncey  B.  Baker,  whose 
pleasant  smile  has  "whiled  away  the  tedium  of  many  sad 
hours."— B.  File.] 


With  sunken  eye  and  ink-stained  lips. 
And  mouth  with  oaths  profaned. 

He  stood  before  his  Noizet  front 
And  on  it  curses  rained. 


II 


And  as  he  stood  and  vainly  cursed. 

Remembrances  came 
Of  many  weeks  that  he  had  spent 

A  drawing  of  the  same. 

Ill 

How  "James  Mercur,"  the  Professeur, 
Did  about  the  traverse  harp. 

And  order  that  a  raise  be  made 
Along  the  counterscarp. 


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IV 

How  Gustav  J.,  the  Fiebijer, 
With  soft  and  black  pencell, 

Did  sit  upon  the  glacis  planes 
And  give  the  ravelin  h ; 


How  Goethals  with  his  "new-born"  joy 

Did  diverse  skinning  do, 
Because  an  "artist"  was  desirous 

Of  a  reference  or  two. 

VI 

How  little  Jimmie  Warren  too, 
With  night  work  tired  and  bent, 

His  magic  aid  in  lettering 
To  sundry  "fly-specks"  lent. 

VII 

His  visions  are  now  put  to  flight 

By  sound  of  bugle  calls; 
With  borrowed  ink  his  pen  he  fills, 

And  on  his  drawing  "falls." 

VIII 

The  second  bugle  calleth, 

His  face  is  cold  with  sweat. 
Unfinished  is  the  covered  way. 

In  pencil,  the  banquette. 

IX 

A  Banquet  soon  will  come,  my  friends, 
Where  no  Noizet  front  is  found. 

When  for  long  lost  time  we  make  amends. 
And  take  a  smile  all  'round. 


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X 


And  as  long  as  life  is  spared  me, 

On  this  I  will  insist, 
The  time  I've  spent  in  Drawing, 

It  always  will  be  missed. 


17.     OUR  POSTLE 

(Tune— "My  Bonnie") 

My  Postle's  gone  over  the  ocean, 

My  Postle's  gone  over  the  sea, 
O  haste,  ye  rough  winds,  o'er  the  ocean. 

And  keep  back  my  Postle  from  me. 

Chorus — Keep  back,  keep  back. 

Keep  back  my  Postle  from  me,  from  me, 
Keep  back,  keep  back. 

Keep  back  my  Postle  from  me. 

My  Postle's  gone  over  to  France, 
My  Postle  departed  in  June, 

0  may  I  escape  from  his  glance. 
Return  not,  my  Postle,  too  soon. 

Chorus — Return  not,  return  not, 

Return  not,  my  Postle,  too  soon,  too  soon, 
Return  not,  return  not, 

Return  not,  my  Postle,  too  soon. 

1  hope  he  will  stay  there  a  while, 

I  hope  that  the  Frenchmen  will  be 
So  kind  to  that  darling  old  file 

As  to  keep  back  my  Postle  from  me. 

Chorus — Keep  back,  keep  back. 

Keep  back  my  Postle  from  me,  from  me. 
Keep  back,  keep  back. 

Keep  back  my  Postle  from  me.    , 

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We  hope  that  while  over  the  ocean, 

Our  Postle  has  fully  dispelled 
The  doubts  which  have  long  clouded  over 

The  opinions  which  Kant  reallj^  held. 

Chorus — Which  Kant  really  held, 
Which  Kant  really  held, 
The  opinions  which  Kant  really  held,  held,  held. 
Which  Kant  really  held,  which  Kant  really 
held. 
The  opinions  which  Kant  really  held. 

When  our  course  in  Hist'ry  is  ended. 

And  Postle  is  with  us  once  more, 
O  may  we  all  be  recommended 

By  him  for  the  Engineer  Corps. 

Chorus — Engineer  Corps,  Engineer  Corps, 

By  him  for  the  Engineer  Corps,  Corps,  Corps, 
Engineer  Corps,  Engineer  Corps, 
By  him  for  the  Engineer  Corps. 

And  then  when  his  leave  has  expired. 
And  Postle's  again  crossed  the  sea, 

O  may  he  not  make  me  as  tired 
As  when  he  last  parted  from  me. 

Chorus — Make  me  as  tired,  make  me  as  tired. 

As  when  he  last  parted  from  me,  from  me, 
Make  me  as  tired,  make  me  as  tired. 
As  when  he  last  parted  from  me. 

My  Postle's  come  over  the  ocean. 

My  Postle's  come  over  the  sea. 
He  brought  back  a  piece  of  humanity 

That  preaches  till  twelve  twenty-three. — Cho. 

He  was  tossed  up  and  down  on  the  billows. 
As  the  ship  plowed  across  the  mad  sea, 

He  braced  himself  up  with  hot  toddy. 
And  came  back  to  tell  it  to  me. — Cho. 

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